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How One Move Can Make Climbing More Inclusive
Dynos are big, scary, and an excellent way to think about how we can be more supportive and intentional at the crag
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The City That Plans to Completely End Homelessness
The city has already reached "functional zero" for veterans and the chronically homeless. Next up: youth, families, and everyone else.
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N. K. Jemisin’s Dream Worlds
Several years ago, N. K. Jemisin, the fantasy and science-fiction author, had a dream that shook her. In her sleep, she found herself standing in a surreal…
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Why Japan is so successful at returning lost property
Cultural norms, complex religious influences and friendly police officers make losing something no big deal. But does this tell the whole story about Japan’s relationship with honesty?
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What the hell is the DC Metro’s “climate change will increase shark bites” ad talking about? An investigation
Ever since I moved to Washington, DC last summer, I’ve been fascinated by an ad campaign for the DC Metro. The premise of the campaign is simple: taking public transit reduces your carbon foo…
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The hottest new thing in sustainable building is, uh, wood
The many, many benefits of using wood in place of concrete and steel.
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Rob Katz Is the Most Powerful Man in the Ski Industry
Since becoming the CEO of Vail Resorts in 2006, Katz has led the company in the acquisition of many properties, discounted the cost of season passes, and persuaded his customers to market the brand. What does he have planned next?
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The deepest hole we have ever dug
* This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2019” collection. Discover more of our picks . The lakes, forests, mists and snow of the Kola Peninsula, deep…
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The Best Books and Articles I Read in 2019
2019 was a huge year for me. I rediscovered nature, recommitted to writing, experimented widely, scuttled many things that have weighed on me for years, and greatly improved my overall invest…
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Thirteen tips for engaging with physicists, as told by a biologist
Working alongside physicists made me a better science communicator, says Ken Kosik, and helped me to clarify knowledge gaps in my own field.
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This is why children’s TV is so weird – and so mesmerising
What makes the world’s most successful children’s TV programmes so addictive – and so strange?
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The Exquisitely English (and Amazingly Lucrative) World of London Clerks - Bloomberg Businessweek - Pocket
It’s a Dickensian profession that can still pay upwards of $650,000 per year.
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Abhijit Banerjee on Coaching the Poor
Tyler Cowen has conducted one of his thought-provoking and entertaining interviews in " Abhijit Banerjee on Theory, Practice, and India" (M...
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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade
For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a ...
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I Loved Bike Touring—Until I Got Paid to Do It
Seduced by the idea of turning my hobby into a paycheck, I led bike tours across the U.S. throughout my twenties. As I learned, some passion pursuits are best left pro bono.
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Brutal Realities about Prison in Japan
The reality is that day-to-day, moment to moment life in Fuchu prison, or any Japanese prison, is so incredibly strict, and the punishments for infractions so brutal and arbitrary, that a boot camp…
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Kiplinger’s Economic Outlook for All 50 States, 2020
Slide Show Getty Images Advertisement Advertisement Low jobless rates and rising incomes are helping to fatten state coffers across the U.S. Revenue from sales,…
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2019 Letter | Dan Wang
( This is my personal annual review post; here’s the piece I wrote for 2018 ) Following the twists and turns of the trade war meant that I had less time for…
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How we gave away the secrets of the universe and the wealth of the world
This is a story about history, science, and economics. But then … so is every story. There are always trade-offs, always compromises, and always discoveries that generate twists and turns. ...
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My semester with the snowflakes~
In May of 2019, at the age of 52, I was accepted to the Eli Whitney student program at Yale University.
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The Communal Mind · LRB 21 February 2019
A few years ago, when it suddenly occurred to us that the internet was a place we could never leave, I began to keep a...
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The World Champ of Fly-Casting Just Wants to Be a Teen
Maxine McCormick is already a fly-fishing legend. But how can a 15-year-old make her way through a world dominated by retirees?
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The Year in Stupidity
Illustration by Marie Assénat In the course of this past year, I’ve found myself wondering, more than a few times, whether we are living through the world’s…
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The Product-Minded Software Engineer
Product-minded engineers are developers with lots of interest in the product itself. They want to understand why decisions are made, how people use the product, and love to be involved in making product decisions. They're someone who would likely make a good product manager if they ever decide to give
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Artificial Intelligence: Threat or Menace? - Charlie's Diary
( This is the text of a keynote talk I just delivered at the IT Futures conference held by the University of Edinburgh Informatics centre today. NB: Some typos…
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The President Just Admitted in Court He Ran a Crooked Charity and We're All Just Gonna Shrug It Off?
Who among us has not spent $20,000 in other people's charity money on a six-foot portrait of ourselves?
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Coolest Things I Learned in 2019 — David Perell
I write a weekly email called the Monday Musings . The most popular part of the newsletter is a section called “Coolest Things I Learned This Week.” Subscribe here if you want to see ideas like this every week. It’s fun and eclectic, interesting and intriguing. This is a collection of the mo
