What’s In This Issue?
This Week’s Main Stories
Story 0110 Ideas Becoming Reality Faster Due To COVID-19
Story 02Bookshop.org Is Taking Off (And We Need To Support It)
Story 03The Board Game That Could Save the World
Story 04The Upside and Downside of Celebrity Content In Lockdown
Story 05Like Tree Rings, Your "Tooth Rings" May Tell Your Life StoryEven More Stories
10 Ideas Becoming Reality Faster Due To COVID-19
If you're an avid reader of my blog, you might have seen an article I wrote a yesterday, but in case you missed it - I shared a recap of ten big ideas that I've been watching evolve quickly over the past month that are worth your attention. They include the rise of esports, ghost restaurants, distance learning and virtual travel. Read the full article here >>
Bookshop.org Is Taking Off (And We Need To Support It)
One of the sectors hit hard with all the retail closures these days are bookstores. Many are struggling to shift to ecommerce and delivery, but a website called Bookshop.org may be the savior they need. Right now, you can order any book on Bookshop, get it delivered FASTER than Amazon and have a portion of your purchase go into a fund that is distributed to bookstores across the US. It's a brilliant idea worth sharing (please do!!), and I've set up a shop for our publishing company Ideapress with all of our authors already. If you're using your lockdown time to catch up on reading, or just want to support bookstores - order from Bookshop.org right now. >>
The Board Game That Could Save the World
A dozen years ago, Matt Leacock created a board game called Pandemic that allowed players to team up to save humanity. In the game, you need to team up in order to win. No single player can win the game alone. It's a good metaphor for our world right now, and perhaps the only way a skeptical public weary of governments and media will understand what is really at stake and how best to triumph against a crisis that cannot be understood through idealogies or fought through political beliefs.
The Upside and Downside of Celebrity Content In Lockdown
Celebrities used to having the world's attention may be suffering home quarantines differently than the rest of us. Over the past week, we've seen examples of embarassingly out of touch celebrities along with wonderfully human efforts too - like this week's reunion of John Krasinski and Steve Carell from The Office and a private concert from Dave Matthews organized by Verizon. I had a personal experience this week of the good side too, as I used a fun platform called Cameo.com to organize birthday messages from some of my wife's favorite celebrities to help celebrate while stuck at home. All these examples are proving once again that having a genuine personality and being a good person are hugely valuable when want to create something worth sharing.
Like Tree Rings, Your "Tooth Rings" May Tell Your Life Story
The dental tissue that covers your tooth's root is called the cementum and a recent research study suggests that a series of rings may form there throughout people's lives, offering clues about pregnancies, illnesses and moves between rural and urban areas. As doctoral candidate Paola Cerrito suggests, “our results make clear that the skeleton is not a static organ, but rather a dynamic one.”
