21 2024 March
If Anyone Can Explain The “Weight Loss Revolution” … It Might Be Oprah
The “meta-narrative” of Oprah’s legendary media career has been her weight loss and body image. As a result, she may be the perfect ambassador to...
Read Now19 2024 March
This Bereavement Startup Shows the Hopeful Human Potential of AI
Dealing with the passing of a loved one is hard emotionally, but the paperwork and procedures involved can make it far worse. A startup called Empathy...
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The Rise of Antinatalism
There is a growing movement of people who believe that having children is unethical—which is known as antinatalism. A feature in Harper’s magazine this week explores what may...
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Inside the Big Announcement from Author’s Equity and How It Changes Book Publishing
Two of the best-selling non-fiction authors from the past decade have both indicated they will skip the traditional publishing deals and choose to go with new...
Read Now09 2024 March
The Cover Design for Our New Book Is Ready! Get a First Look Below …
A big thank you to all the people who shared their opinions on the cover design contest, I’m happy to share the final cover of...
Read Now08 2024 March
The Yolk App Shows the Challenges of Relying on User’s Constant Creativity
Yolk is a new app that lets people “communicate through items that you see” and some reviews suggest they might be forging a new method...
Read Now06 2024 March
Why Americans Stopped Hanging Out and the Crisis of Social Fitness
A long read last week from The Atlantic offered this viral headline – Why Americans Stopped Hanging Out. Around the same time, I came across...
Read Now05 2024 March
Ever Wonder Why Certain Flavors Of Chips Are Sold In Some Countries and Not Others? Inside The Secretive World Of Flavor Dust …
If you have ever been to another region of the world and been curious about how they ended up with the various flavors of crisps...
Read Now04 2024 March
Getting Ready For The Dynamic Pricing Future Of All Things
This week Wendy’s unintentionally stirred up some trouble as headlines popped up online that the fast-food chain was testing “surge pricing” similar to Uber where...
Read Now01 2024 March
3 Observations from TikTok’s New 2024 Trend Report
The newly released TikTok 2024 Trend Report offers more than a few to-be-expected trends that are essentially meant to promote the platform to advertisers … but some of...
Read Now28 2024 February
How Bad News Might Be Making Us Worse Humans
We might all be getting addicted to bad news. I was thinking about this point as I considered my own reactions to two other disturbing stories...
Read Now20 2024 February
Instead of Binge Watching, Why Not Try “Stinge Watching”?
Last month my wife and I binge watched For All Mankind on Apple+. The show was highly original, smartly written and now that we’re done...
Read Now19 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...
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