fun facts

Where did Times New Roman come from?

“You might be surprised to learn that Times New Roman began as a challenge, when esteemed type designer Stanley Morison criticized London’s newspaper The Times for being out-of-touch with modern typographical trends. So The Times asked him to create something […]

book recommendations

Takeaways: The Light Eaters

I enjoyed reading The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger in part because of the sheer novelty of the research and the argument. The book presents fresh insights into how plants communicate, adapt, and thrive in ways that often go unnoticed. […]

big ideas

The cultural power of elite immigrants.

This is long and provocative and starts with conflating elite cultural status and high IQ, which is a leap you may or may not agree with. “High-IQ immigrants will have major impacts on the places they end up not only […]