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How We Read

11 years ago

I feel a little nerdier than usual when I blog something related to typography, but A List Apart had a…

Operation War Diary

11 years ago

One hundred years ago today, Britain declared war on Germany, and the world found itself sucked into a vortex of…

I accidentally started a Wikipedia hoax

11 years ago

Hoaxes roam the Information Superhighway, camouflaged as factoids. Consider this one: "Amelia Bedelia was a maid in Cameroon." The “Amelia…

That’s not an argument. (Yes it is.)

11 years ago

I spent some time this afternoon sifting through lecture notes to create a new handout: Academic Argument: Evidence-based Defense of a Non-obvious…

Tips to Improve Happiness

11 years ago

King says many simple and effective techniques exist for managing stress. He suggests a few immediate and long-term methods for…

The Cost of Defining Yourself as an Introvert or Extrovert

11 years ago

In a nutshell, introversion is not about a preference to be alone. It not about being anxious around other people.…

The Key To Better Work? E-mail Less, Flow More

11 years ago

What the researchers found was that the typical diversion caused by an e-mail was nine minutes and 30 seconds in…

Why Creative Side Projects Are Good for You

11 years ago

San Francisco State psychology professor Dr. Kevin Eschleman and his colleagues measured the effect of creative hobbies on over 400…

Meet the 12-year-old boy who makes games instead of going to school

11 years ago

Turning on the anti-clickbait filter: Homeschooler builds apps.Sam has been making games from his home in the south of England…