It helps tremendously to understand that countries have de-facto shareholders, usually invisible by design, except with a bit of digging…
Reportedly, a depression epidemic is sweeping the developed world, and especially its young people. One, that's at least partly an…
There's a theory called the "pump of evolution" that says mass extinction events were necessary for the rise of complex…
Here's something interesting: we've been selectively breeding crops and animals for thousands of years before any formal theory of evolution…
This is a thought experiment. It is intended to point out a surprising logical consequence of a relatively common belief,…
Smart people have identified many bugs in human software. The list of cognitive biases and fallacies is long and growing,…
Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and media figure with a tendency to occassionally present simple ideas by extensively…
The broken windows theory says that visible signs of crime and general nastiness lead people to behave in more socially destructive…
In a popular genre of twenty-something former junior analysts at the Nebrahoma Falls branch of Wells Fargo LARPing as wolves…
Western intellectuals are consumed by paroxysms of postcolonial repentance. While that is ethically understandable, it is unclear why they're preoccupied…
Have you ever wanted to write like a classic? Have you wondered how do they (or we) do it? Here's…
You already know that it helps you change habits more easily to first change your environment - meaning, to enter…
One common criticism of Elon Musk goes like this: "Musk is spreading himself too thin in ten thousand different projects,…
How to effectively change habits is one of life's big and permanent questions. There are a bunch of "hacks" on…
In 2012, the Chinese government has generously built, "for free", a new $ 200 million headquarters for the African Union…
In what must be the world record for the least clickbaity article in the history of mankind, I will show…
When are you going to use Bitcoin (or something like Bitcoin) to buy bread, beer and books? Eventually. However, it…
Accepted wisdom says that to have an exceptional career, you need exceptional skills - or perhaps luck, connections or other…
Uber gets fairly criticised for unethical business practices, and unfairly criticised by taxi drivers scared of superior competition. There are,…
In short, because their products are now mediocre, and their business practices are evil. I'll be the first to admit…