The architecture of the internet is about choice. That’s where the resilience comes from. Email can take one of a trillion paths to get from me to you. You have millions of pages to choose from when y
Psychologist and Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman reveals the actions we can take to overcome the biases that cripple our decision-making, damper our thinking, and limit our effectiveness. Listen and Le
It was the moment of truth. Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson called the number that gathers all of the company’s employees onto one conference line. Then he asked for a volunteer — little did any
I was thinking about making my Grandmothers’ Mandel bread but got drawn to this pistachio orange biscotti recipe instead. Having made the Mandel bread many times definitely was helpful here. These coo
T aking a stroll with Shane O’Mara is a risky endeavour. The neuroscientist is so passionate about walking, and our collective right to go for walks, that he is determined not to let the slightest unf
Charles Dickens’s Deep Christmas Strolls December 27th, 2019 · 19 comments A few days ago, I took my two older boys to a small stage production of A Christmas Carol . Afterwards, me being me, I decide
Dec 21st 2019 F OR SEVERAL years, beginning in the mid-2000s, devotees of Chinese food on America’s east coast obsessed over a mystery: Where was Peter Chang? A prodigiously talented—and peripatetic—c
Dec 18th 2019 DUBLIN, LONGFORD AND SLIGO T HE RADIO’S chatter of voices and music is briefly stilled; instead the sound of Angelus bells, peeling out an invocation to prayer, chimes out, slightly over
Note from Design Mom: Two years ago, I tried something new. I wrote a Twitter thread for the first time. That first thread is about abortion, irresponsible ejaculations, why politicians who claim to c
By , October 10, 2018 My niece’s husband and their daughter, yukking it up on Halloween last year. Last week I gave a keynote talk at a brand new event, the Aether Summit in Chattanooga. A man who looked to be in his thirties approached me afterwards. He waited while other people asked questions and…
← Back to Kevin's homepage Published: 2019 August 22 I recently visited a friend who runs Keycult , a business that designs and sells $500 keyboard kits. Not keyboards — keyboard kits — the buyer must
Will London Fall? The metropolis that globalization created may well be the capital of the world. But after the “Brexit” referendum, its future as an international crossroad is far from certain. Will
“T iramisu,” murmurs Rob Reiner’s character knowingly to Tom Hanks in “Sleepless in Seattle”. “What is tiramisu?” asks Hanks, a widower venturing back into the world of dating. “Some woman is gonna wa
"...the mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day." Charles Dickens July 2009 One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're ona different type of schedul
“If you think it’s frustrating, it will be. If you think, no problem, it’s not.” Milton Glaser seekandspeak.com 371 notes reblog it ↺ facebook it reddit email it
It can be daunting, wondering what to give people, especially at this time of year. What gift properly communicates the feelings you have for someone? One idea is to give yourself . Another is to give
Dec 21st 2019 S TRUNG ACROSS the cobbled street, between half-timbered Alsatian houses, the festive white lights pronounce: “ Strasbourg, capitale de Noël ”. In the run-up to Christmas, every façade o
Dec 13th 2019 PIERRE SOULAGES is a national treasure in France. Last month a painting of his from 1960 sold at auction in Paris for €9.6m ($10.7m), making him the country’s most expensive artist; Fran
Jan 10 01 HOW TO COOK SOUP * * * First, you need some water. Fuse two hydrogen with one oxygen and repeat until you have enough. While the water is heating, raise some cattle. Pay a man with grim eyes
There is an aptitude test that measures creativity by asking people to name use cases for objects such as a paper clip. People who score in the genius category not only come up with many use cases for
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A New Zealand man has created a “stick library” for his local dog park as a way to recycle branches from tree pruning. Andrew Taylor, of north Canterbury in the South Island, cut a dozen tree branches
INCIDENTAL COMICS Words and Pictures by Grant Snider Friday, December 20, 2019 Happy end of 2019! Next year I'm looking forward to the release of a new book that includes this comic and all my others
For a certain generation of Liverpool fans, Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United side were their worst nightmare; a footballing equivalent of the Bogeyman. They managed to find various ways to win ma
Dec 21st 2019 T HE CONSERVATIVE PARTY has been in the business of winning elections since the 1830s. In the 19th century it vied with the Liberals as Britain’s dominant political party, but it was the
In the third installment of our FS Bar series , philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and writer Jane Austen sit down for a drink and discuss each other’s work, gender, philosophy, and try to find common gr
I love running. I do. It clears my head. It makes me feel great. It’s my yoga, my zen time, my reset hour. It even comes with perks such as allowing me to eat dessert guilt free when I feel like it. A
December 2019 Before I had kids, I was afraid of having kids. Up to that point Ifelt about kids the way the young Augustine felt about livingvirtuously. I'd have been sad to think I'd never have child
If you want to please someone with a gift, it’s unlikely that you’ll succeed by buying them a pretty good version of the item in question, even if it’s a great value. Better, the research suggests tha
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