Why Some Cultures Frown on Smiling
Finally, an explanation for the stereotypical pouty Russian
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China’s CRISPR twins might have had their brains inadvertently enhanced
New research suggests that a controversial gene-editing experiment to make children resistant to HIV may also have enhanced their ability to learn and form memories.
Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Scientists Camouflaged Horses to Find Out
If you spend time around horses or flies, you might want to invest in some zebra print.
#597: How do I learn to take criticism better?
Dear Captain, I have always been way too sensitive to criticism. In high school we had an assignment where we had to ask our loved ones what they thought our best and worst personality traits were,…
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How to receive feedback more better
A brief and (very) informal presentation on how to get better at receiving and acknowledging feedback.
Eminem Has Been America’s Nightmare for 20 Years
Two decades ago this weekend, rap’s most infamous bogeyman kicked off his reign with ‘The Slim Shady LP,’ his last album before money, fame, and the controversy that’s followed him since
Follow the Path of Least Resistance: An Oral History of ‘Office Space’
Twenty years ago, an upstart animator named Mike Judge forever changed how we think about office culture, adulthood, red staplers, and Michael Bolton
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Seeking the Productive Life: Some Details of My Personal Infrastructure—Stephen Wolfram Blog
The Pursuit of Productivity I’m a person who’s only satisfied if I feel I’m being productive. I like figuring things out. I like making things. And I want to do…
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Steph Curry’s Game Is More Than Just His Shot
Curry’s stroke changed the game of basketball, but his ability to turn weakness into strength has vaulted him up the list of the greatest players of all time. He discusses how he rounded out his historic game ahead of his return to Charlotte for the 2019 All-Star Game.
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Physicists create world’s first time crystal
Time crystals were first predicted in 2012. Now researchers have created time crystals for the first time and say they could one day be used as quantum memories.
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As dollar stores move into cities, residents see a steep downside
The retailers cluster in low-income neighborhoods, and their critics say they push out grocers
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Is Classical Chess Dead From Draws?
The 2018 world chess championship between world champion Magnus Carlsen and the challenger Fabiano Caruana last month saw the top two classical players in the world battle it out in 12 classical chess games. There is always tremendous buzz and excitement heading into a world chess championship match.
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How Africa is converting China - UnHerd
Several years ago, I spent a significant amount of time in East Africa, researching the involvement of local Christian denominations in politics. While in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, I learned that China was engaged in significant infrastructure building, including a major roads project that locals referenced with a nickname that I could never quite make …
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Why forgetting may make your mind more efficient
In the quest to fend off forgetfulness, some people build a palace of memory. It’s a method for memorizing invented in ancient times by (legend has it) the…
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Seven lessons about blackmail - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the title of my latest Bloomberg column, here is the opening bit: Every now and then, a few apparently random news events come together and influence how you see the world. My most recent lesson is that blackmail and blackmail risk are a lot more common than I had thought. And: …the main …
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How white space killed an enterprise app (and why data density matters)
Co-Written by Patrick Deuley.
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Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
We knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts.
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The Goalie Is a Hired Gun, and He’s Yours for $50 a Game
In Toronto, a surplus of amateur hockey teams has led to a thriving marketplace for that most sought-after of necessities: someone willing to play goalie.
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REDEF ORIGINAL: Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons You Think
Much has been said about Fortnite’s revenue, users, business model, origin and availability. But these narratives are overhyped. What matters is how these achievements, when added to the rest of Epic Games, stand to change the entertainment industry forever.
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Opinion | Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office
Hard work and discipline help girls outperform boys in class, but that advantage disappears in the work force. Is school the problem?
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As a Woman Serving Alongside Green Berets, I Had No Problem Keeping Up. It Wasn’t Enough.
A former Army captain recounts her work in Afghanistan alongside two teams of Green Berets — one open-minded and mission-oriented, the other prone to sexism and insularity.
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E-Scooter Ride-Share Industry Leaves Injuries and Angered Cities in its Path
A Consumer Reports investigation identified at least 1,500 injuries linked to electric ride-share scooters nationwide.
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Office Space turns 20: How the film changed the way we work
In 1999, the film masterfully spoofed how office life could be simultaneously mundane and ridiculous. What's different today?
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Camp Local: Building a Bikepacking Community - BIKEPACKING.com
A local campout brings a disproportionate amount of high vibes to your week and helps build a local bikepacking community, as Cass Gilbert finds out...
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Events Are the New Magazines
And Nicole Vecchiarelli and Andrea Oliveri, the founders of an agency called Special Projects, are here to celebrify them.
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Dau is the strangest and most unsettling piece of art to come out of Russia in years | The Spectator
Dau is not so much a film as a document of a mass human experiment. The result is dark, brilliant and profoundly disturbing. For three years up to 400 people, only one a professional actor, lived for…
