Innovation Tournament - Round of 64 - The 5s against the 12s and the 6s against the 11s

Yes, there are more upsets brewing this week as we head into the second to last day of the first round. Things are about to get intense for the history of mankind.

Day One Recap: Baseball Stuns the Innovation Tournament

Day Two Recap: The Case for the Elevator

And now… Day Three…

Dear Fellow Expat:

By now, you should know that we’ve taken some liberties with the Innovation and Inventions competition.

The DNA Double Helix model is one of the most important discoveries and inventions ever.

But how many of you just Googled that?

You’re more likely to use an umbrella today than spend the afternoon looking at your DNA breakdown, and you’ll be very happy you have one—or at least someone’s grandmother would.

Let’s dig into the results from today.

5) Optical Lenses/Glasses v. 12) The Fence

Poet Robert Frost once wrote, “Good Fences make good neighbors.”

A similar wall or fence was crucial in the movie The Shawshank Redemption.

In the other corner, you have Optical Lenses.

Optical lenses transformed science, medicine, and daily life. They enabled precise observation and expanded human vision. They also are the end plot point of my favorite Twilight Zone episode, Ti…