Answering the tough questions about the Rock’s latest movie. For example: why?

The Navbar is Tapped Out

The traditional 9–5 workday is poorly structured for high productivity. Perhaps when most work was physical labor, but not in the knowledge…

Especially not with the way it happened.

The simple reason most science reporting is wrong

A basic guide to understanding why most news articles get the science wrong

We are capable of incredible feats, but they won’t come without focused effort, consistent feedback, and expert guidance.

We have two rules at home: Don’t make fun of your little brother, and no Ouija before homework

Being an introvert doesn’t mean you lack great management potential—but you need to play to your strengths

Ricardo Medina pled guilty in March to killing his roommate with a nearly 3-foot blade. He said it was self-defense; the victim’s family…

Nash’s equilibrium is a simple concept that helps economists predict how competing companies will set prices, how much to pay a much-in…

The Tao of computation

When I first started working on Bitcoin applications nearly six years ago, I worked under the assumption that even though the Bitcoin…

We often talk about the business value of APIs being time-to-market advantage (because with reusable components you can build new products…

Or, the Root of Glowing Screens is Human Skill

For most of the users is still something that you can see in Sci-fi movies, it’s like entering into a computer generated 3d environment. It…

There are a lot of arguments to be made for self-driving cars. I want to focus on a different one than I usually hear, though — that self…

OR: A Brief History of My Unpublished Works

In December, I had my first big break as a writer. My essay “Muzzled,” about guns, violence and abuse, was published in True Story, a new…

Far too often we crush creativity and label it weird. But what if your quirks create great art and further your dreams?

First question you’re asking right now:

Talk to 10 potential consumers instead

Once upon a time, a lady called Eman claimed $9,000 from a not for profit. She used this money to pay for a lovely holiday

The best way to come up with startup ideas is to ask yourself the question: what do you wish someone would make for you?

A comprehensive list of resources available for undergraduate entrepreneurs at Cal

Startups are more likely to die from suicide than homicide.

3,564 people took our survey. Here’s what we learned.

We have two rules at home: Don’t make fun of your little brother, and no Ouija before homework

“Satisfying videos,” as they’re called, are massive on YouTube, viral colonies of forms and formlessness in rainbow hues.

The return of TWIN PEAKS as a pretext for some thoughts on David Lynch’s recurring themes of innocence and nostalgia.

Nearly two months ago, I decided to pick up my life and move back to my hometown. This was something I had told myself for years I didn’t…

When you probably shouldn’t “follow your passion”

This post in response to a question I received via Quora. If you would like to submit one for a future post, email me here or request an…

We are capable of incredible feats, but they won’t come without focused effort, consistent feedback, and expert guidance.

Before I begin this near and dear blog post, I first need to praise a woman named Julia Cameron, who introduced me to the world of Flow…

So, wait… are we letting Wall Street build its own domestic military now?

Who Guards the Guardians?

By: Linda Peek-Schacht

I distinctly remember attending the climate negotiations in Lima, Peru in 2014. I felt so inspired by the conference — more than 150…