02 2025 January
6 Techniques to Find Anything That’s Lost or See What Others Miss
You know that moment when you misplace something, and it takes forever to find? It could be your keys or a handwritten to-do list or...
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17 2024 December
New Study Finds Music Can Alter the Way We Feel About Our Memories
Imagine if the way you remember a moment from your past was dependent on the music you were listening to at the time. It turns...
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05 2024 December
The Non-Obvious 2024 Holiday Gift Guide + FREE Audio Book: Ideas 10 – 12
This week in my blog posts, I’m following an annual tradition of sharing some ideas for non-obvious gifts this holiday season. These are a combination...
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04 2024 December
The Non-Obvious 2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Ideas 7-9
This week in my blog posts, I’m following an annual tradition of sharing some ideas for non-obvious gifts this holiday season. These are a combination...
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03 2024 December
The Non-Obvious 2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Ideas 4-6
This week in my blog posts, I’m following an annual tradition of sharing some ideas for non-obvious gifts this holiday season. These are a combination...
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02 2024 December
The Non-Obvious 2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Ideas 1 – 3
This week in my blog posts, I’m following an annual tradition of sharing some ideas for non-obvious gifts this holiday season. These are a combination...
Read Now25 2024 November
Why Do Most People Hate the Sound of Their Own Voice?
Do you hate to listen back to a recording of your own voice? Most people do and this has been true for so long that...
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The Beautiful Thing About Paradoxes
If you’re like me, you may soon find yourself with just a little more time to think, due to business travel slowing and holidays not...
Read Now15 2024 October
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: VIDEO: Three Things That Make My New Book Non-Obvious Thinking Different …
Buy on Amazon Buy on Bookshop.org About the Non-Obvious Book Selection of the Week: Every week I will be featuring a new “non-obvious” book selection...
Read Now30 2024 September
Human Eyeballs, Fake Tongues and Freeze-Dried Butterflies: Inside the World’s Most Discomforting Restaurant
Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen is the creation of famous Danish chef Rasmus Munk. Like many similarly exclusive Michelin-star worthy dining experiences, there’s a 10,000-person waiting...
Read Now21 2024 June
Scent Camera Recreates Travel Smells and More Core77 Design Award Winners
For the 12th year, the Core 77 Design Awards have spanned 22 categories and showcased product, branding and conceptual ideas from students and professionals imagining...
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Playgrounds and Swing Sets Aren’t Just for Kids Anymore
Here’s a radical thought that really shouldn’t be: what if playgrounds were designed for teenagers instead of younger kids? At the Anna C. Verna Playground...
Read Now29 2024 April
The Invisibility Shield Can Help You Actually Disappear … Now Available on Kickstarter
Hiding during a game of paintball. Doing a magic trick. Avoiding detection by real-life spyware. These are just a few of the potential uses for...
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