The Short: ‘The ‘Other Side’ Is Not Dumb’ by Sean Blanda “In psychology, the idea that everyone is like us is called the “false-consensus bias.” This bias often manifests itself when we see TV ratings (“Who the hell are all these people that watch NCIS?”) or in politics (“Everyone I know is for stricter gun control! […]
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The Short: ‘Brazil’s Fall: Disaster Looms For Latin America’s Biggest Economy’ by The Economist “At the start of 2016 Brazil should be in an exuberant mood. Rio de Janeiro is to host South America’s first Olympic games in August, giving Brazilians a chance to embark on what they do best: throwing a really spectacular party. Instead,
The Short: ‘Do you have to love what you do?’ by Jason Fried “There’s nothing wrong with loving what you do, of course — I just don’t think it’s a prerequisite for starting a business or building a fulfilling career, let alone doing great work. In fact, I think it’s disingenuous for really successful people to put
The Short: ‘Facebook’s “Free Internet” Program Hits A Roadblock In India’ by The Economist “Who could possibly be against this?” Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s boss, asked in an editorial in the Times of India on December 28th. The “this” in question is “Free Basics”, a programme that gives its users free access to Facebook and a handful
The Short: ‘How The Hashtag Came To Be’ by Ashley Parker “Then again, Mr. Messina is no ordinary Twitter user. The self-described “hash godfather,” he officially invented the Twitter hashtag in August 2007, when he sent out a Twitter message suggesting that the pound symbol be used for organizing groups on Twitter.” Read The Rest >
The Short: ‘The eccentric, heroic life of Samuel W. Francis, inventor of the spork’ by Phil Edwards “The spork seems like it was made for combo meals at Boston Market or for a field trip school lunch. But the man who created it wasn’t a fast food scion. He was part of New York’s early medical
The Short: ‘Christians In The Middle East: And Then There Were None’ by The Economist “Church leaders and pundits have begun to ask whether Christianity will vanish from the Middle East, its cradle, after 2,000 years.” Read The Rest > The Long: ‘Leslie Jones: Always Funny, Finally Famous’ by Andrew Marantz “Jones has big eyes and a
The Short: ‘Start Saying “Thank You” Instead of “Sorry”‘ by Ian Tang “When you are always apologizing, you give others the impression that you are in a “sorry” state.” Read The Rest > The Long: ‘Wealth Inequality: NIMBY’s In The 21st Century’ by The Economist “On March 20th Matthew Rognlie (pictured), a 26-year-old graduate student at the
The Short: ‘The Bus Knight’ by Unknown “Oh my god. I just witnessed the single greatest moment in human history.” Read The Rest > The Long: ‘Malawi Windmill Boy With Big Fans’ by Jude Sheerin “Many, including my mother, thought I was going crazy — people thought I was smoking marijuana.” Read The Rest >
The Short: ‘Ten More Minutes’ by Anne Branigin “I’m 30. I’ve never been married, though I came very close to believing that I would be, years ago. But I’ve lived enough life to know these moments don’t come by often — the moments when you look at another person and absolutely nothing stands in between the both of
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