retail therapy

Is Dr. Bronner’s the last corporation with a soul?

That’s the title of this GQ post. The author admires the company, as you might imagine. “Emanuel, who possessed no advanced degree but was undeterred in adopting a physician’s title, founded Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps in the late 1940s, in […]

to your health

Why glucose spikes aren’t always bad.

This is a thorough and trustworthy article from the Nutrisense content team. “As you gain insight into what factors impact your glucose levels through the day, you might be wondering more about glucose spikes. What counts as a glucose spike? […]

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N1.tools.

A simple software tool to support self-experimentation. “If you’re curious or skeptical about the effectiveness of supplements and activities, n1.tools provides structured experiments, simple data entry, and an easy-to-interpret dashboard with relevant statistics to help you figure out what really […]

to your health

The first potato riffs report.

“Eating a diet of nothing but potatoes (or almost nothing but potatoes) causes quick, effortless weight loss for many people. … Why the hell does this happen? Well, there are many theories. To help get a sense of which theories […]

better doing

You don’t always need lawyers.

Southwest Airlines and Stevens Aviation once settled a trademark question with a CEO-to-CEO arm wrestling match. It resulted in a ton of free PR for both. “While most companies would settle the dispute the conventional way—by calling in the lawyers […]

oh, chicago

Someone finally invented a hot dog croissant.

“The limited-edition pastry, a collab between Daisies and The Wieners Circle, launched Tuesday after a series of video teasers starring Daisies’ pastry chef and some famously foul-mouthed Wieners Circle staffers.” ~ learn more

fun facts

Literacy rate by country 2024.

There are 10 countries, mostly in central Africa, that still have a literacy rate below 50%. Chad ranks the lowest at 27%. The female literacy rate in Chad is even worse at 18.2%. But on the bright side, remember that […]