Saturday, June 21, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – June 22, 2025

There Ain’t No Cure for the Summertime Blues

But maybe there’s some insight in the latest “Minute Minute”…


Mars Parking Fines?

NASA might’ve just discovered life on Mars — in the form of a bylaw officer.

If you parked your rover without authorization, prepare to get towed… on another planet.

Parking infractions on Mars? You better believe it


Canada: Come Fly Me a River

The antitrust watchdog in Canada says: maybe it’s time to let some foreigners run our airlines.

Hint: this could actually shake things up for North American aviation (or just create new headaches).

Read the WSJ piece here


AI’s Summer of Discontent

3A: Unicorn expectations are up. AI startups with billion-dollar valuations now need ten billion-dollar results. No pressure.

3B: Meanwhile, our friendly AIs are hallucinating… and the outcomes are increasingly dangerous (and litigious).

AI multiple mania

And the AI hallucinations causing real damage


Trump’s Blues for the Planet and Public Health

4A: The Columbia Basin salmon agreement has been gutted. That’s not just bad news for fish.

4B: The U.S. Vaccine Advisory Committee is being dismantled. Because… why not sabotage our immunization infrastructure before the next outbreak?

Salmon slammed by rollback

Vaccine governance unraveling


A Patent on Panic?

New rules on patent appeals are here. The TL;DR: inventors may have fewer protections. Time to lawyer up or shut up.

Why patent holders should be nervous


Rollout Rehab

Launching something new? You might want to check your playbook.

Turns out innovation rollouts might benefit from less marketing, and more timing finesse.

Euromonitor’s updated playbook


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