Nikhil NirmelFiction and AddictionAddiction is a problem in this country. Drug addiction is the one we hear about, but I’m not too quick to judge. Because what is addiction…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Nikhil NirmelA storyI was lying in bed with a girl and we were kind of just talking, and she mentions her leg kind of hurts. And I say: do you need a massage…Jun 21, 2017Jun 21, 2017
Nikhil NirmelUnsubscribeAs I’m sure a lot of you do, I get a lot of unsolicited email and newsletters from companies. Companies sending these emails need an…May 11, 2017May 11, 2017
Nikhil NirmelInsurance and GamblingWhat surprises people who study behavioral economics is the co-existence of insurance and gambling. In one you pay to decrease your risk…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
Nikhil NirmelParallaxParallax is one of those phenomena that make absolute intuitive sense, but very little logical sense when you try to explain why it occurs…Nov 15, 2016Nov 15, 2016
Nikhil NirmelIn Favor of More RacismI think the world would be better with more racism in America. In particular, I think our aversion to racism should be reconciled with our…Nov 25, 2015Nov 25, 2015
Nikhil NirmelAssassinating AnimalsMany people are concerned about the way animals are killed in slaughterhouses. And I’m with them on that. We would never subject humans to…Nov 12, 2015Nov 12, 2015
Nikhil NirmelForget Aliens. Talk to a Gorilla.We’re very keen on finding alien life. We think they’ll be intelligent, like us. We think they’ll emit radio waves into the ether, like we…Nov 11, 2015Nov 11, 2015
Nikhil NirmelSelling dollars for ninety-nine centsI used to think that revenue was a meaningless business metric. My argument went: anyone can start a trillion dollar revenue business…Nov 10, 2015Nov 10, 2015
Nikhil NirmelThe SemicolonI really like the semicolon. I’m one of those people who makes a point to use it instead of the careless comma splice. I remember learning…Nov 8, 2015Nov 8, 2015
