Molecules and Markets

A collection of interesting intersections between business and science

  • Business meets racing 

    Singapore’s F1 weekend. One weekend of racing which turns Singapore into a crucible for global capital. …

  • The New Wave of Junior Analysts and Bankers

    OpenAI recently announced a tailored service for the financial sector, aimed at company research, financial data…

  • Estée Lauder’s AI bet

    The relationship between Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) and AI began with the aim of providing customers…

  • Robochemist

    In January 2026, an open-source project called OpenClaw went from a weekend build to the most-starred…

  • Dreamtime debt

    Most people who are chronically underslept do not feel underslept, they feel normal. They have adapted…

  • the New budget manager

    The average person checks their bank account twice a week. They notice they’ve overspent on food…

  • 43 seconds

    A study published in 2026 by the Nielsen Norman Group surveyed 67,000 screen users and found…

  • Claude, caffeine, cigarettes 

    A desk at 2am. An energy drink going flat. A cigarette, or something close to it.…

  • Tutto Passa

    “Tutto passa”, Italian for “everything passes.” It is the kind of phrase an Italian grandmother might…

  • The power of Satan in an Angel’s hands

    This blog will focus on the chemical process that NileRed took which turned plastic gloves into…