Neil Ferguson

2 months ago | nature.com | Serina Chang |Samantha Vanderslott |Elizaveta Semenova |Oliver Watson |Abhishek Dasgupta |Samuel V. Scarpino | +14 more

AbstractInfectious disease threats to individual and public health are numerous, varied and frequently unexpected. Artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies, which are already supporting human decision making in economics, medicine and social science, have the potential to transform the scope and power of infectious disease epidemiology.

Nov 18, 2024 | newschoolbeer.com | Neil Ferguson

Great Notion Brewing CEO (photo above) Paul Reiter’s next great notion: Hart Hop WaterFor many breweries, the last two years have been defined by a sometimes sharp decline in sales due to factors like over-saturation of the market, competing beverages like seltzer and ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs), and an overall decline in alcohol consumption, especially among younger drinkers.

Sep 17, 2024 | newschoolbeer.com | Neil Ferguson

“I think the whole thing with beer being up and down is that there is always some underlying change in the market. I think we’re able to help people who may not have the infrastructure in place and want to dip their toe and say can they make this work without losing their house. We have all of the equipment to be able to see if their dream is a reality or not. Some people say this is the worst time to get into brewing.

Aug 26, 2024 | newschoolbeer.com | Neil Ferguson

While other business owners might have given up and closed shop with the loss of their brewer and entire system, not to mention over half a year of not being able to brew in their own facility, DeBenedetti kept on trucking. Setting his sights on landing someone talented enough to replace Shilpi, he ultimately landed on Eric Burda, former Director of Operations at Cascade, as his new head brewer and right hand.

Jun 12, 2024 | newschoolbeer.com | Neil Ferguson

As a brewer, Nathan is open to every style and finds himself taking an approach similar to winemaking where a major component of the final beverage is the quality of ingredients and lower intervention. “In every aspect, there’s no cutting corners with ingredients, processes, and not trying to rush through the beers. Not fining and filtering or beating the beers up, being as gentle with the beers as possible.