“Loosely translated, this means, ‘It is solved by walking,’ and by ‘it’ Whitehouse means practically anything.” Pair with this TED talk from Marily Oppezzo. | learn more
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When I was a youngster, I would labor at the keyboard of our family computer trying to make it do as I said. You might say I “taught myself” how to program. What does that really mean? It means I […]
“I ran an experiment with 1,500 people to find out how they would react to eight popular domain extensions (top-level domains): .com, .net, .org, .biz, .us, .co, .blog, and .io.” | learn more
A story about how being frugal with words works to your advantage. | learn more
“Most people think of tools as designed around their material, not materials around their tools. But in practice, tools and materials are constantly reshaping each other.” | learn more
On the set of Planet of the Apes, human nature took over during lunch break. “Charlton Heston noted ‘an instinctive segregation on the set. Not only would the apes eat together, but the chimpanzees ate with the chimpanzees, the gorillas […]
I just tried this. It was weird, but strangely effective. “[A] free virtual co-working service that pairs you with a complete stranger for 50 minutes of silent, mutual labor over a webcam” | learn more
Farnam Street combines a few disparate examples and ideas to make the point that in some games playing not to lose is the optimal strategy. Know what game you’re playing. | learn more
“How do we know whether our counterpart is serious or just taking a position to try to outmaneuver us? And how do we protect the relationship while we find out? The answer is simple—use this negotiation technique.” | learn more