The Theory of Displacement Value
What do homeopathy, Tourette's-like tics and traditional religion have in common? They have displacement value.
Issues — page 36
Interrupters And Non-Interrupters
The solution is easy and impossible.
Pareto Chinese: Say Xi's
You should probably forget about learning Chinese meaningfully. So how does one learn Chinese meaninglessly? I’m so glad you asked.
Beautiful World Where Are You?
Four people have relationships with each other, and discuss them
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.
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.
2050 Predictions: Eyes, Xi, Apps, Cars, Traits, Bounties
Parents will prevent nearsightedness, and other things you can look forward to 28 years from now.
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.
On The Unreasonable Effectiveness Of Messaging Apps In Getting Me To Do Things
What if your to-do list was just messaging yourself things?
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.