If you are a badge-carrying member of the Grammar Police like me, then you likely spend a lot of time tsktsk-ing over the apparent dumbing down of English. While a misused comma or improperly chosen homophone can still cause my whole body to clench up, I’ve become more relaxed about language use over the past… Continue reading
I had to share this fabulous chart from Podio.com that shows the daily routines of famous creative people. It’s great fun to hover over the chart and see little flags pop up detailing what these people were up to during different times of the day! I totally want to follow Darwin’s routine and have time… Continue reading
Julia Galef of Slate writes about the power of surprise and its importance to discovery and learning in this great article. When things don’t go the way we expected them to – when we are surprised – those are the best opportunities for learning something and for confronting our own confirmation bias. I think this… Continue reading
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to get healthier, eat better, exercise more, perhaps lose some weight? Read this article from Dick Talens at Lifehacker that looks at meta-analyses of research on whether it’s better to focus on calories or exercise when it comes to weight loss. Spoiler: diet is the key factor for… Continue reading
After a hiatus of several months following the crash and complete loss of the blog, I’m back with a new format and lots of new ideas. I’m not completely done reloading all my old posts, but I’m getting there. Please explore the new setup and get ready for more regular posts. At the very least,… Continue reading
About a month ago, the blog experienced some sort of catastrophic failure and was completely wiped out. Sadly, I had to learn the hard way that just like any other work you do on a computer, a website should be backed up so you don’t lose all your content! Fortunately I was able to save… Continue reading