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28 2019 January

Why We Should Stop Trusting Viral Videos

Last week one of the inescapable stories in the United States was a controversial video showing a group of Catholic students appearing to clash with...

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26 2018 October

Why Rage Isn’t As Useful As Anger

The truth can seem hard to find these days. One of my biggest challenges in putting this weekly email together to share with you is...

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15 2018 October

Do Fantasy Sports Dehumanize Athletes And Make Us Worse People?

As Washington Redskin’s running back Chris Thompson shares, “Fantasy football, it makes us not human. It’s almost like people think we’re just robots out there,...

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21 2018 September

Why The Future of Work Should Be Jobs Humans Actually Want To Do

On September 13th Time magazine ran a cover story on the plight of underpaid teachers in America. A few days later, an Amazon worker published an expose about...

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19 2018 September

Is the Body Positive Movement Really A Good Thing?

Today there are plenty of examples of campaigns to help people become comfortable with their own bodies. Yet some have criticized this body positive movement as perhaps...

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05 2018 September

Why The Brazilian National Museum Fire Matters

The story of the devastating fire this week at the National Museum of Brazil made me unexplainably sad. Yet on three different trips to Brazil,...

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28 2018 August

The Loneliness Industry and the World’s Saddest Product

About a year and a half ago, a Japanese company called Gatebox released a depressing preview video of a new AI powered “Holographic Wife” that would offer...

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20 2018 August

Why More Millennials Are Uncovering Their Tattoos At Work

For the past several years the debate about tattoos at work has gone back and forth between those who think a tattoo is taboo in the...

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12 2018 July

Pokemon Go Isn’t Dead … It’s Quietly Dominating

A little over two years ago, Pokemon Go was everywhere. People walked down the street glued to their phones. And then one day it all...

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09 2018 July

Cadbury Is The First Brand To Get Banned From Advertising To Kids

Cadbury is the first symbolic advertiser to have ads banned, but the real target may be sugary processed foods that pretend to be healthy snacks.

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05 2018 July

Masculinity Evolving: What Does It Mean To Be A Man Today?

What do men think it means to be a man today in the era of #metoo? This is a question that has been receiving a...

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03 2018 July

The Rise of Passive Job Seeking

In a world where everyone is constantly bombarded with examples of how the grass is greener somewhere else, earning true employee loyalty may soon be harder than ever.

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29 2018 June

How Hot Dog Water Became The Hottest New Health Drink In America

Hot Dog Water officially launched this week and you can have some for just $38 a bottle. Before you roll your eyes in disgust, would...

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