10 2024 April
The App That Recreates Social Media’s Dopamine Hits Without Actually Letting You Post Anything
One of the irresistible allures of social media has always been the dopamine hit from people engaging with the things that you post. Getting likes feels good....
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04 2024 April
How AI Is Making April Fool’s Day Easier … and Harder
This week my Future Normal co-author Henry and I announced a bold new partnership with LEGO to create a series of limited edition future-thinking sets inspired by...
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20 2024 March
The Curious Annual Ritual of Frog Shuttling and Why People Do It
You may have seen videos in your social media feed of animal lovers saving a baby chick who falls into a storm drain, or a...
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29 2024 February
Leap Day, the Longest Year and Julius Caesar’s Year of Confusion
Today is February 29th – which apparently is a quite popular day to get married. Some couples think it’s quirky or romantic. And let’s be...
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29 2024 February
ADD+SPACE Wants to Become a New Airbnb … for Your Stuff
Imagine you’re living in a cramped apartment with a bunch of extra stuff that you don’t need year-round. You could keep it at your parent’s...
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19 2024 February
The Future of Love in an Age of AI Dating and Chatbot Partners
This past Wednesday was Valentine’s Day, and there were dozens of stories about love in one form or another. Collectively, these stories illustrated how there...
Read Now09 2024 February
The Dreaded 404 Page and Its Little Understood Cousin: The 402 Error
Did you know that back in the earliest days of the Internet, there were a list of error codes created for situations that the web’s...
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How the “TikTok Voice” Could Help You Be a Better Communicator
Uptalk. It’s the vocal quirk that makes every sentence sound like a question and it’s something you are regularly taught to avoid. It’s also a...
Read Now05 2023 December
The Mystery of Why So Many Ancient Statues Have Broken Noses
Historical images are filled of statues with broken noses from all cultures. There are many theories to explain this. Ancient Egyptians thought that a life force...
Read Now23 2023 November
Is It Possible to Be Too Beautiful?
What if being beautiful or athletically gifted isn’t as great as most people think? It is true that being good looking is often linked to getting...
Read Now19 2023 July
The Crocs Engagement Ring Is Here for Couples Who Want to Stand Out (and Think Style Is Overrated)
How do you reinvent something as staid and traditional as the engagement ring? One jeweler in the UK had the bright idea to create this “Croc...
Read Now10 2023 July
Student Who Ate $120k Banana from Modern Artwork Tells His Story
Last year, a US judge issued a landmark ruling that an artist “cannot copyright duct tape or bananas.” These were the two primary materials used...
Read Now04 2023 July
Extreme Pride in Being American Remains Near Record Low
A new Gallup poll released just in time for the 4th of July leads with the eye-catching headline that extreme pride in being American is at...
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