Relevant Freakonomics podcast with Maria Konnikova on her new book about luck, game theory, etc. They discuss von Neumann, and how he was actually a bad poker player, bud enjoyed the social aspect.
Found this one:
"Developing a Permanent Treatment for Lactose Intolerance Using Gene Therapy"
Seems very promising. Recently, I discovered that lactase derived from Kluyveromyces lactis is effective for me, whereas lactase derived from Aspergillus oryzae seems to have little to no effect. The latter is used in mose lactase supplements
Source info is usually tucked away in fine print, or on the manufacturer's FAQ page, if at all.
"Lactose-free" dairy products (milks and yogurts) and OTC supplements in pill form, as far as I know, use lactase derived from A. oryzae. Commercial dairy supply companies sell K. lactis in bulk. I've found one brand on Amazon (SeekingHealth) that's made with K. lactis derive lactose. Maybe they re-package the commercial size product? I've thought about buying a gallon for $1200, but that would probably last me more than a lifetime. Lactase comes from different sources and has different properties [0]. K. lactis has a neutral optimal pH, so it's better for processing dairy prior to consumption; A. oryzae has a lower optimal pH and higher heat tolerance, so it's more suitable for OTC supplements.
Thanks for the great idea. The code got broken in the comment, but was easy enough to reconstruct.
Another bookmarklet I use is PrintFriendly. It uses some of it's own js, and also works well on recipe sites - giving more options for what to keep/remove.
The Drunkard's Walk [0], by Leonard Mlodinow, covers this and related topics brilliantly.
Relevant excerpt:
"..economists like W. Brian Arthur argue that a concurrence of minor factors can even lead companies with no particular edge to come to dominate their competitors. "In the real world," he wrote, "if several similar-sized firms entered a market together, small fortuitous events - unexpected orders, chance meetings with buyers, managerial whims - would help determine which ones received early sales and, over time, which came to dominate. Economic activity is... [determined] by individual transactions that are too small to foresee, and these small 'random' events could [ac]cumulate and become magnified by positive feedbacks over time."
