#WhatIlearnedtoday

What can be learned from this case?

determination, grit 

The parable of the broken window was introduced by Frédéric Bastiat in his 1850 essay Ce qu'on voit et ce qu'on ne voit pas (That Which Is Seen and That Which Is Unseen) to illustrate why destruction, and the money spent to recover from destruction, is not actually a net benefit to society. The parable, also known as the broken window fallacy orglazier's fallacy, demonstrates how opportunity costs, as well as the law of unintended consequences, affect economic activity in ways that are "unseen" or ignored.

— Tony Fadell, CEO Nest

The name Muji is derived from the first part of Mujirushi Ryōhin, translated as No Brand Quality Goods on Muji's European website

Cryptobiosis is an ametabolic state of life entered by an organism in response to adverse environmental conditions such as desiccation, freezing, and oxygen deficiency. In the cryptobiotic state, all metabolic processes stop, preventing reproduction, development, and repair. An organism in a cryptobiotic state can essentially live indefinitely until environmental conditions return to being hospitable. When this occurs, the organism will return to its metabolic state of life as it was prior to the cryptobiosis.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/03/narwhal-tusks-enormous-sensory-organs/

https://medium.com/matter/94d214257b5

Ferrofluids are colloidal liquids made of nanoscale ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic, particles suspended in a carrierfluid (usually an organic solvent or water). Each tiny particle is thoroughly coated with a surfactant to inhibit clumping. Large ferromagnetic particles can be ripped out of the homogeneous colloidal mixture, forming a separate clump of magnetic dust when exposed to strong magnetic fields. The magnetic attraction of nanoparticles is weak enough that the surfactant's Van der Waals force is sufficient to prevent magnetic clumping or agglomeration. Ferrofluids usually[1] do not retain magnetization in the absence of an externally applied field and thus are often classified as "superparamagnets" rather than ferromagnets

The Panopticon is a type of institutional building designed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century. The concept of the design is to allow a single watchman to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) inmates of an institution without them being able to tell whether they are being watched or not. Although it is physically impossible for the single watchman to observe all cells at once, the fact that the inmates cannot know when they are being watched means that all inmates must act as though they are watched at all times, effectively controlling their own behaviour constantly. The name is also a reference to Panoptes from Greek mythology; he was a giant with a hundred eyes and thus was known to be a very effective watchman.

Adam Summers, who studies vertebrate biomechanics at the University of Washington, takes photos of the insides of fish as part of his research. But the process is a lot more involved than snapping a pic with a cellphone. His pictures can take days to produce, and they reveal the intricate bony or cartilaginous infrastructure inside marine creatures like rays, skates, and fish. Summers’ work is now featured in an exhibit at the Seattle Aquarium that pairs each photograph with a poem.

http://nautil.us/issue/10/mergers--acquisitions/the-unique-merger-that-made-you-and-ewe-and-yew?src=longreads&utm_content=buffera540b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Androstenone is another pheromone found in pigs and humans, though it’s not clear if it has truly pheromonal effects in people. A spray of this steroid on a sow, without any boars anywhere around, will instantly trigger her to assume a copulative-ready mating stance. Androstenone is also found in human perspiration, male and female, as well as in truffles and celery (which is why pigs can find truffles).