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21 2024 November

The Problem of Expertise

Is your expertise holding you back from being more open minded? Recently I sat down with Ben Weiss for his excellent Leaders + Legends Podcast and shared...

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20 2024 November

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...

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24 2024 October

What Funny Wildlife Photos Can Teach Us About Life

If you have ever gone out with a camera to try and capture animals in the wild doing something interesting, you might have felt that...

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18 2024 October

The Virtues of [Not] Playing It Safe

Can a song capture 50 years of one of the most iconic buildings in the world? Tim Minchin is an Australian composer who was commissioned...

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16 2024 October

Adobe Helps Creators Protect Their Work with Digital Content Credentials

You would expect Adobe, a company that has millions of professional creators using their software tools every day to find ways to support that community....

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07 2024 October

Hiding Our Secrets or Personal Struggles Is Going to Get Harder in the Age of AI

The way we search on Google is with keywords and phrases. Most of us probably would not want to think about how our search engine...

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26 2024 September

What “Jobs You’ve Never Heard Of” Can Teach You About a Better Way to Work

Sometimes a good roundup post is exactly what you need to give you a new perspective on work. That’s what this compilation from the team...

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29 2024 August

In a World of Digital Silence, What Should Anything Sound Like?

Electric cars are quiet. Maybe too quiet. The problem, as some public health groups warn, is that electric cars dramatically increase the risk of accidents with...

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31 2024 July

Modern Artist Consults a Lawyer Before Not Stealing Coin from British Museum

The British Museum has faced plenty of criticism for its continued policy to hold onto its archives that were built from artifacts that were looted...

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18 2024 June

What the Disappearing Dining Room Reveals About American Culture

There is a room in my house that is known by everyone as the “Thanksgiving Room.” According to the blueprints for the house, it was...

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05 2024 June

The Remarkable History of Acid Blotters

LSD is significantly more potent than most other drugs, lacks taste, color or odor and is too strong to consume “raw.” All these facts mean...

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03 2024 June

The Pronatalists Want Everyone to Have More Kids. Are They Right?

Malcolm and Simone Collins believe it’s their duty to have as many kids as possible. They think you should, too. Over the past few years, they...

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03 2024 May

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...

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