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16 2022 June

How To Archive Yourself In the Digital Age

This article helped me consider the value of discarding that archive so I can move beyond the past version of myself that it commemorates. No doubt it is easier to become a better person when your past self isn't just a resurfaced tweet away.

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26 2020 July

World Population Will Decline Starting In 2064, Shifting the Current World Order

After peaking at 9.7 billion people in the year 2064, researchers believe that the world’s population will begin to decline. The primary reason cited is more...

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31 2019 January

How Millennials Became Workaholics, Japan’s Big Hacking Experiment and Why People Believe Tabloids | Non-Obvious Insights 01.31.19

Millennials Glorify #Hustle,Take Unhealthy Workaholism Mainstream As we live through the rise of “#hustle culture,” this article provides a much needed reminder that we need to stop...

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08 2018 November

Why Do Critics Hate Movies That Real People Love?

The Queen-inspired film Bohemian Rhapsody film was poorly rated by critics, yet became a big box office hit. Earlier this year, the same thing happened to Hugh...

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08 2018 October

Most Online Content Is Crap. How Will We Decide What To Save?

This week the Library of Congress mapped out an ambitious vision to expand its collection of digital content and broaden access to all of it. On the...

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01 2018 October

How To Separate Meaningful Data From Quantified Bullshit

Last year I got my test results from the 23andMe genetic testing and found it to be fascinatingly useless. The numbers told me I was...

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23 2018 August

Why Facebook Rating Your Trustworthiness Is Good News

The Washington Post story this week revealing the “previously unreported ratings system” used by Facebook to rate the trustworthiness of users on a scale of zero...

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12 2018 August

Why Netflix Uses Taste Communities Instead of Demographics

Last week Netflix announced that they would be stopping their long standing policy of asking customers to vote on early pilots for programs to see...

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01 2018 July

5 Dangerously Futuristic Features Facebook Is Quietly Testing

Facebook is fond of running experiments, even though in the past this hasn’t gone so well. Yet these missteps haven’t stopped them from trying. Over...

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16 2018 February

Gender At The Olympics, Diesel Sells Fake Products and Why Apple’s Homepod Is A Bad Buy

The value of branding was questioned in a few stories this week, including one of a perfume store selling scents without the “noise” of marketing...

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02 2018 February

Why Are Icelanders So Creative? Hint – It’s Not Their Environment

The power of empathy was a big theme this week, in stories from Amnesty International and a “robotherapy” chatbot. Both look at new and interesting...

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01 2017 November

A Store With Nothing To Sell Helps You Reclaim Your Online Privacy

Visit this "Data Detox" store to take back control of your online privacy.

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11 2017 October

Google Buys Apple, Smart Hacker Probably Makes Millions

Did you hear Google was buying Apple for only $9b? The story went out over the wires earlier this week and immediately triggered automated investment...

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