13 2025 June
The Secret of Optimism and the New Peruvian Airport
Earlier this week when I arrived in Lima, it was in their brand new airport that is less than two weeks old. People in the city had...
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02 2025 June
LEGO Dives into the Book Nook Trend with Latest Set for Adults
A “book nook” is the term typically reserved for a cozy corner of a home or office where you can enjoy reading a book in...
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28 2025 May
The Coffee Shop That Accepts Gossip and Rumors as Payment
Good News Coffee might be my new favorite coffee shop. Unfortunately for me, they only have locations in Barcelona, Paris, Madrid and Amsterdam so far....
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26 2025 May
What Is Millennial Hobby Energy?
Doing things for fun is making a comeback. That may seem like an odd statement, but there is a time in many people’s lives when...
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12 2025 May
After More Than Half a Century, Obscure Chinese Typewriter Gets Rediscovered
Back in 1947, Chinese writer, translator, and linguist Lin Yutang accomplished what many described as impossible. He developed the first compact typewriter design with a...
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30 2025 April
Should You Be Polite to Chatbots? Research Says Yes. Sam Altman Says It Costs Millions in “Wasted” Computing Power
How polite are you when you ask ChatGPT a query? According to Sam Altman, the human propensity to be nice when asking technology for solutions...
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Artificial Naps, Precognitive Dreams and the Evolving Science of Sleep
What if you could get the restful benefits of taking a nap without actually taking a nap? Researchers studying the health effects of “power naps”...
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The Truth About the Penny
No one wants one. People will walk past a penny lying on the street, a real-life demonstration of just how worthless it is for most...
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The Secret of Startup Success Might Be Who Is Willing to Lose Money the Longest
Amazon, Spotify, Netflix, Uber … all dominant players in their industry. What if the secret to their success is just that they were all willing...
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The Slow Decline of Patriotic Branding (and Maybe National Pride Itself)
There was a time when patriotic branding was hot. That time seems to be over. According to an eye-opening new study from a sociologist at...
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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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Short Form Video Is Back and It Might Actually Have Been a Great Idea After All
Four years ago, with much fanfare (and budget), a platform called Quibi emerged with the promise that people would watch short vertical episodic shows and...
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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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