You may have heard of this story before, and now you can hear it right from the source (with photos included). “Kyle MacDonald details just exactly how he traded up from one red paperclip to a house, in only a year!” | learn more
I used this recently and the person I was talking to looked at me funny. Then I became curious about where this expression comes from. | learn more
“Research published … in the journal Nature found that male mountain gorillas who spent the most time affectionately tending to infants, even if those children were not their own, went on to sire 5.5 times as many offspring on average as male gorillas who were least interested in tending to infants in the community.” | learn more
Your fellow P.S. subscriber (and patent lawyer) Zach Smolinski cleared up some common misconceptions about patents. I arrogantly clicked the link thinking “hah, of course I’ll know all of this”. Then, I quickly tucked my tail between my legs and learned some things. Your turn! | learn more
“A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a new U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station failed during its ascent Thursday (Oct. 11), sending its crew capsule falling back toward Earth in a ballistic re-entry, NASA officials said.” Now seems like a good time to remember that SpaceX has become the market leader in launches, has had full success on 61 of 63 missions in the past 8 years, and has its…
“When Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from tha Dogg’s Kitchen comes out on Oct. 23, Snoop Dogg will officially join the pantheon of experts who are here to tell us all how to live well.” | learn more
Like Neo in the Matrix woke up and realized he suddenly knew Kung Fu, on the day of my daughter’s birth I suddenly learned I had mastered punny dad jokes. This article digs into why they’re pervasive across many cultures. | learn more
“It’s avian anarchy in Gilbert, Minnesota.” | learn more
The artist had secretly hidden a shredder in the frame long before it arrived at the auction house. Then, once the winning bid was announced, the surprise shredding began. Later, Banksy published a video on his Instagram! |learn more
I recently googled it to find out! The phrase originally comes from hunting. | learn more