The Amish understand a life-changing truth about technology the rest of us don’t
The Amish don't always reject a technology, but they have very specific rules about how it is to be used.
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The secret to being witty, revealed
Some of us are just not that funny. But writer James Geary's new book, Wit's End, shows how to cultivate wit, turning communication into play.
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It’s time to give up the great American institution of the front lawn
Here's hoping California's woodchips-and-succulents landscaping chic catches on.
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Reddit has become the gospel of personal finance
Do you have questions about your finances and investing? Look no further than Reddit.
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The world’s most famous explorers on how they handle high-stress situations
Advice on how to keep calm in anxiety-inducing situations, from explorers who have been to the top of K2, the bottom of the ocean, and even outer space.
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How Campbell’s soup changed tomatoes’ DNA—for the worse
Gene editing can improve crops, enhancing what's desired and eliminating the unwanted. Yet caution is advised: Nature remains mysterious and plays by its own rules.
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Campbell’s soup changed tomatoes’ DNA and opened up a can of mystery
Gene editing can improve crops, enhancing what's desired and eliminating the unwanted. Yet caution is advised: Nature remains mysterious and plays by its own rules.
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How American parenting is killing the American marriage
Sometime between when we were children and when we had children of our own, parenthood became a religion in America.
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The controversial case for letting Malibu burn
A controversial assessment of Malibu's wildfires has "aged far better than the criticism of it."
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Every man should see a therapist
“If men cannot have compassion for their own suffering they aren’t likely to have compassion for the suffering of others."
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The American midwest is quickly becoming a blue-collar version of Silicon Valley
Coding is not just for professionals anymore.
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The American Midwest is quickly becoming a blue-collar version of Silicon Valley
Coding is not just for professionals anymore.
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High-end art is one of the most manipulated markets in the world
A gallerist and an economist walked into an art gallery opening. The paintings on display featured the rape of dismembered corpses. The economist was horrified, but the gallerist said the work was good and the artist had a promising career. The gallerist was right. The artist is now a hot, emerging artist whose work sells...
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The 100-year capitalist experiment that keeps Appalachia poor, sick, and stuck on coal
The knotty problems of central Appalachia show how imbalances of wealth and power can trap people in the past.
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Uber drivers in Lagos are using a fake GPS app to inflate rider fares
In some cases inflated Uber trips can cost riders more than double the rate they should be paying.
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Lego grew too fast for its own good and now it’s paying the price
The revamp will include layoffs, cost cuts, and an emphasis on digital products.
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The internet has scouted hundreds of locations that are perfect for a Wes Anderson film
Color, symmetry, and absurdity
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China’s latest investor-funded startup is actually a 200-member girl band
SNH48, a Shanghai-based girl band, just raised $150 million from investors in a month.
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How some people stay motivated and energized at work—even when they don’t love their jobs
It's not about high salaries or personal growth.
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Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex
As well as being highly analytical and creative, software developers need almost superhuman focus to manage the complexity of their tasks.
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It took a century to create the weekend—and only a decade to undo it
Weekends are a lie created by capitalism.
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America is more fragile than you think: A former Marine Corps officer on why voters must defeat Donald Trump
"I’ve seen educated, wealthy communities descend overnight into ethnic cleansing. I’ve seen family men turned into butchers."
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Millennials are obsessed with side hustles because they’re all we’ve got
The side hustle offers something worth much more than money: A hedge against feeling stuck and dull and cheated by life.
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Mongolia is changing all its addresses to three-word phrases
All the mailman will need to find the US embassy in Ulaanbataar are these three words: constants.stuffy.activism.
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As Silicon Valley lays plans to colonize Mars, researchers offer a blueprint for governing it
The question is not when we will colonize Mars, but how we will govern it when we get there.
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Why even driving through suburbia is soul crushing
Suburbia is often experienced as a great, non-articulated existential malaise, like depression. You know it sucks, but it’s hard to say exactly why.
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People are falling in love with a simple productivity system that just uses pen and paper
The no-frills (and free) Bullet Journal system is taking the world by storm.
