We watched Titanic with our daughters this weekend. It reminded me that although beautiful, icebergs are dangerous because of what is hidden beneath the water.
Conspiracy theories upset me. But I remind myself that conspiracy theorists aren’t trying to irk me. They really believe this stuff. Imagine a world where the moon landing was faked and the powerful elite are lizard aliens out to get us. They wake up to this world every day!
We used to buy cookies and other sweets as part of our groceries. Then one day we stopped doing that. At the exact same time we started eating less cookies and sweets. This was a remarkable coincidence.
What do you get when you put a powerful computer in the pocket of billions of people? Don’t answer yet. First connect all those devices to each other through a worldwide wireless network and add one final ingredient: “Free” social media apps that are optimized for clicks and ad-views...
Colleagues with strong comprehension and good communication skills are worth their weight in gold. Eloquence is good but being articulate is even better.
I’ve been on the wrong train twice. Literally. Both experiences highlight a critical life lesson: If you're on the wrong train, every stop is the wrong stop.
I just read Guns, Germs & Steel. It’s detailed and dry in parts, but an interesting book overall. One part about keyboard layouts blew my mind. Then I found out it’s a myth and my mind was un-blewn.
I recently had a “frog in boiling water” moment. I realized the world population has quietly grown by almost a billion in the last 10 years. It made we wonder what other gradual changes I’ve missed?
What do scissors, seesaws and the oars on a boat have in common? They are examples of a lever. As you will see, leverage can catapult you over the walls of your limited willpower.
Gandhi was a father to India but disowned his son. Einstein gave us relativity but was in love with his cousin. Hamilton was a legend but rumor was he slept with his sister-in-law.
Realizing that even our heroes are a complex mess can be liberating.
