PinnedHow My 76-Year-Old Ex-Con Friend Taught Me How To Really LiveWhen I first met Judy Henderson, I thought I was just researching an incredible story for a book: a woman wrongfully convicted of murder…Apr 19Apr 19
PinnedThe Colorful History of X.com (Aka the website formerly known as Twitter)A dive down the rabbit hole of X.com’s history, based on my interviews with Elon Musk, other X.com employees, and the URL’s first owners.Jul 28, 2023A response icon4Jul 28, 2023A response icon4
Published inMission.orgIt’s Claude Shannon’s 104th Birthday. To Celebrate, We Give You 104 Of His Best Quotes And Quips.Claude Shannon was a scientific giant. In celebration of his 104th birthday, we offer 104 of his most memorable sayings and expressions.Apr 30, 2019A response icon5Apr 30, 2019A response icon5
Published inMission.orgClaude Shannon’s “Creative Thinking” Speech: A Genius Reveals How To Be CreativeA speech from one of the 20th century’s most brilliant minds about how to be creative.Aug 3, 2017A response icon7Aug 3, 2017A response icon7
Published inForge11 Life Lessons From History’s Most Underrated GeniusInsights on work and creativity from the life of mathematician Claude Shannon, the most influential figure you’ve never heard ofJul 20, 2017A response icon107Jul 20, 2017A response icon107
Why the Internet threatens to ruin the Chinese modelLast week brought the latest act in the theater of the absurd that has become China’s internet policy.Feb 9, 2015Feb 9, 2015
What Europe should learn from Google News shutdown in SpainSpain tried to force Google to pay a link tax. Google shut Google News down instead—a move that illustrated the tax’s total ridiculousness.Jan 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015
Five Reasons Why Stoicism Matters TodayWhy the ancient philosophy of stoicism is still relevant to all of us in positions of power and leadershipDec 22, 2014Dec 22, 2014
Why Mark Zuckerberg failed in the Chinese visit to FacebookA Chinese delegation visited the Facebook offices. Mark Zuckerberg (allegedly) tried to cozy up to them…in a shameful way.Dec 15, 2014Dec 15, 2014
