JordanTo inherit ChineseI have a shyness about speaking Chinese that comes from a feeling that I ought to be better at it than I am. When I was very young…Jul 6, 20201Jul 6, 20201
JordanHouse rules for BananagramsDuring this year’s quarantine, our 3 bedroom 5 person apartment has found plenty of time to dive into the board games we own. Today Mark…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Jordan“Murder at the Cricket Lab” — a postmortemOn the Sunday before Halloween of 2019, I gathered my roommates and 9 of our close friends to assemble at our apartment for a “murder…Oct 30, 2019Oct 30, 2019
Jordan“Nathan for You” and vulnerabilityIn the 2015 season 3 premier of “Nathan for You” on Comedy Central, Alen Harikian, the trusting but lonely owner of Speers TV, agrees to…Sep 19, 2018Sep 19, 2018
JordanBuilding a table is not that hardWe built ours in about four months! Here’s how.Jun 11, 20181Jun 11, 20181
JordanBelieve in yourselfOne evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said “my son, the battle is between…May 15, 2018May 15, 2018
JordanI don’t know about you but I’m feeling 23 and like nothing mattersIt’s 3 pm on Sunday and you’re staring into your fridge. Milk. Eggs. A fluorescent light and a low hum.Feb 11, 20181Feb 11, 20181
JordanThe most disturbing thought experimentThis example comes from Wait but Why’s Tim Urban.Feb 7, 2018Feb 7, 2018
JordanThe problem of political polarization, Jonathan Haidt, and why I’m so goddamn righteous all the…(part 2/2)Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018