Jan 18

Social

You Think You’re The Addict, But You’re Really The Dealer

On social media, even if you're not dealing the crack, you are filling out the customer satisfaction surveys.

2 min read

Jan 11

The Smartest Person

I used to think I was pretty smart. I have lots of friends who are just as smart as me, and many who are smarter, but always the difference was a difference of degree. Until I met the Smartest Person.

5 min read

Jan 1

Science

2050 Predictions: Eyes, Xi, Apps, Cars, Traits, Bounties

Parents will prevent nearsightedness, and other things you can look forward to 28 years from now.

6 min read

Dec 28

Writing

Book Recap: Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death

"Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us; Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance." Television has destroyed shared context and turned everything into entertainment.

17 min read

Dec 21

Writing

On The Unreasonable Effectiveness Of Messaging Apps In Getting Me To Do Things

What if your to-do list was just messaging yourself things?

5 min read

Dec 14

Science

Umami Exists and MSG is its Messenger

For a long time, I thought MSG was a food additive more like "Red 40", that it had some obscure food-science use and junk food companies were either too lazy or callous to replace it. It turns out it's more like salt. Good luck taking that out of your Cheetos.

5 min read