Modern medicine (and doctors who practice it) is incredible at triage care. If you’re in a car accident, you’re in luck: doctors and the medical system is well set up to ensure you have a…
chiefly Posts Published by Justin Mares
Idea for a new Mayo Clinic
I get asked for health recommendations a surprising amount for someone who’s not a doctor. Specifically, people ask me about the labs they should get, supplements to take, foods to avoid, functional movement help… pretty…
2021 Review and goals for 2022
I’ve been doing an annual review exercise every year since 2012 and found it tremendously helpful (I use a modified version of this one). Going through my annual review allows me to really hone in on…
Why lab-grown meat won’t work
Cultured (or lab-grown) meat is all the rage. Investors poured $3.1 billion into alternative-protein startups in 2020 (and the trend has continued in 2021) and there are calls for an “Apollo Project” for meatless meat. All…
Work and a life well-lived
The below is an excerpt from my monthly newsletter I’ve been thinking a lot about work lately. At this point in my life, I’m fortunate that I can dictate pretty much everything about my working…
Is beef bad for the environment? 🐄 💨
Recently, there has been a spate of announcements about companies and restaurants going meatless to – in their own words – “save the planet”. Looking at you, Epicurious and Eleven Madison. So, I wanted to know – does…
kids as a service
*note – see why i’m writing without capitalization here. basically, this post is written off the cuff and quite unedited, so treat wisely. charlie munger once said something wise about incentives that’s definitely worth googling….
An idea for a side hustle
I wanted to share the outline of an idea for an investment / side hustle I shared with a friend in January of this year. The opportunity has only gotten more attractive in a post-COVID world, given…
2020 Annual Review and 2021 Goals
It’s become somewhat fashionable lately to poo poo goals, say they’re stupid. Well, I think that’s stupid. When done right, goals are tools to make decisions and narrow down options. Today, most of my friends…
An Idea to Improve Science Funding
I’ve been thinking about how to solve the problem of “how do we accelerate progress” and wanted to share a potential way I’ve been thinking about it. I sort of see 2 main problem areas…