AirBnB and marijuana in New York
At the beginning of January, lawmakers in New York …
Noticing
This week marks half a year for this blog.
Happenings, not things
Physicists tell us that there is no such thing as “here” and “now.”
The Invisibility of the Daily
There is simply too much information in our environment for us to take it all in. Doing so would paralyze us.
(Not) Indiana Jones
I knew a man who emigrated from England to make a fresh start.
The Volume Paradox
One of the results of media is amplification.
Certainty
Our culture prizes certainty. In our adversarial political and legal systems, to admit not knowing or, worse, to admit being wrong, is perceived as the kiss of death.
“We Make the Road by Walking”
The roads we travel are usually made for us.
Group Think
It was the summer of 1988 during the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea.
Labels
Labels can be a helpful shorthand: signs that tell us a lot in a glance, or a few words.