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Let’s Farm Some Water
Do you remember Uncle Owen’s “Water Harvesters” in Star Wars, Episode IV? Water was so scarce on Luke Skywalker’s home planet, Tatooine, that they built …
Innovation isn’t Orthodox
If you follow the work of NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, he’ll tell you where he believes the current university system is going wrong and …
Freaky and I Know It
A while back, one of our favorite entrepreneurs, Ben Chestnut, was interviewed on the How I Built This Podcast with Guy Raz. Ben is the …
The Art of Decision Making
These thoughts were inspired by listening to the technologist, former CTO at Microsoft, Climate Change leader, and investor, Nathan Myhrvold on The Knowledge Project Podcast …
The Truth About Yawning
Imagine this: You volunteer for a study at your local university. You walk into the room, along with seven other participants, and you see this …
The Curse of the Best
Back in August, Philosopher Kieran Setiya of MIT talked about his book, Midlife, with EconTalk podcast host, Russ Roberts. “Discussing the ennui that often comes …
Which Hill Will You Die On?
As Vox so eloquently summarized, earlier this month, “Bud Light sent a handful of beers to a trans influencer and all hell broke loose.” It …
What Appears in the Void?
Back in the 1960s, painter Robert Ryman got famous for painting nothing but large white abstract squares. Just white paint on white canvas. Completely minimalist, …
Sex, Lies, and Millennials
Young, successful, and filthy rich. It’s every millennial’s dream. It’s also typically too good to be true. As the Guardian and Patrick Boyle recently highlighted, …
The Lost Art of Oration
Recently, Justin Pearson, a Black Democratic lawmaker in Memphis, Tennessee, made international news when he delivered a stunning speech that went viral. This was after …
What is your practice?
This image was inspired by an idea from the Econtalk podcast interview #854 with the economist and blogger, Tyler Cowen, around his recent book, “Talent: …
Public Enemy #1
There’s one thing we hear repeatedly today, and it’s that “America is more divided than ever.” That’s because much of the Western world is caught …
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