WIBTAL

Modern humans emerged around 200,000 years ago. In that time, the breadth of human knowledge has expanded enormously (largely in the past 100 years)....

After posting WIBTAL 34: The Hammer Salesman, I received feedback that it was my best WIBTAL yet. While the comments felt reassuring, I f...

The interconnectedness of life makes it difficult to isolate variables or draw simple cause-effect conclusions. Yet, we humans crave simple explanati...

With the advent of increasingly sophisticated AI models, we're facing a massive surge in words—a phenomenon we might call "wordflation." ...

I'm moving out of my apartment soon, and I recently went through all of my belongings, playing the 'keep-or-toss' game. It's a fun exercise as long a...

In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted in his essay "Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren" that by now, we'd be working 15-hour wee...

I spent some time with my friend Erin this week, a talented designer who created the designs for Good Bread by Greg. She shared her process with me o...

As humans, we often see ourselves as far removed from our primitive ancestors. Yet, beneath our veneer of civility, we still operate with...