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Want Your Brain to Cooperate Better? Treat It Like a Cat
Want Your Brain to Cooperate Better? Treat It Like a Cat
My brain cooperates, but only at the last minute
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Aug 12
Rainbow Balloon Society
Rainbow Balloon Society
“Let the little children come to me…” Mark 10:13–16
Patty Kawasaki
Aug 11
Hate Speech, Fake News, and Why We Fall For It
Hate Speech, Fake News, and Why We Fall For It
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes
Khadra
Aug 10
Overcoming Dystopia Myopia
Overcoming Dystopia Myopia
Let’s stop blaming Adam and Darwin, shall we?
Robert Mackay
Aug 9
Learning’s Funny Bone
Learning’s Funny Bone
Lifting the embargo on humor in school
David Penberg
Aug 7
The Eyes That Cannot See
The Eyes That Cannot See
A story about transformation and what it looks like
Natasha MH
Aug 4
Mississippi’s Truth Burning
Mississippi’s Truth Burning
Hollywood’s whitewash of the Mississippi ‘Freedom Summer’ murders
Andrew Rodwin
Aug 2
Why Abortion Rights Must Matter To Those Who Don’t Have Abortions
Why Abortion Rights Must Matter To Those Who Don’t Have Abortions
Protecting abortion rights protects women’s lives and reproductive future
Patricia Jeanne
Aug 1
Have You Looked at Life From Both Sides Now?
Have You Looked at Life From Both Sides Now?
Zooming in and zooming out — a user’s manual
Andrew Rodwin
Jul 27
When the Money Is Real, but the Product Is Fake
When the Money Is Real, but the Product Is Fake
The illusion of AI safety in an unsafe world
Linda Margaret
Jul 26
‘Twisters’ — You Spin Me Right Round Baby, Right Round
‘Twisters’ — You Spin Me Right Round Baby, Right Round
Tornado watch with a 90% chance of intense metaphors
T. Kent Jones
Jul 24
Herman Hollerith and the U.S. Census
Herman Hollerith and the U.S. Census
How the 1890 U.S. Census caused the birth of IBM
Peter Manthos
Jul 22
How to Know When Your Apophenia — Seeing Patterns — is Harmless, Helpful, or a Sign of Psychosis
How to Know When Your Apophenia — Seeing Patterns — is Harmless, Helpful, or a Sign of Psychosis
Not all patterns are real, nor or they all imaginary
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Jul 20
Understanding Critical Race Theory
Understanding Critical Race Theory
The academic concepts behind the political firestorm
Patricia Hughes
Jul 18
Apophinea or Randomania Cause Us to See Patterns That Aren’t there or Miss Patterns in Front of Our
Apophinea or Randomania Cause Us to See Patterns That Aren’t there or Miss Patterns in Front of Our
Balancing these tendencies requires awareness, but not doing it leads to madness
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Jul 17
Is It Time to Rethink Where You Live Because of Climate Change?
Is It Time to Rethink Where You Live Because of Climate Change?
For the first time, I’m considering moving
Betsy Denson
Jul 15
The Unbearable Triteness of Being OpenAI
The Unbearable Triteness of Being OpenAI
Another bleeding-edge tech company with trailing edge leaders
Andrew Rodwin
Jul 14
Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’🎶
Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’🎶
How memes twinned genes and themselves became a meme
Andrew Rodwin
Jul 12
‘Anchorman’ at 20 — Stay Classic
‘Anchorman’ at 20 — Stay Classic
That escalated quickly
T. Kent Jones
Jul 12
Writer’s Block For People Who Aren’t Geniuses
Writer’s Block For People Who Aren’t Geniuses
Write stupid
Amy Sea
Jul 11
FinBros, Tradwives, Neurodivergence: Content Online & Off
FinBros, Tradwives, Neurodivergence: Content Online & Off
Is the Content the Problem, or How We Interpret It?
Linda Margaret
Jul 10
‘Maxxxine’ -Fakin’ Care of Business
‘Maxxxine’ -Fakin’ Care of Business
New Coke and The Unreal Thing
T. Kent Jones
Jul 8
Heritage Group’s Project 2025 and Relationship To Trump
Heritage Group’s Project 2025 and Relationship To Trump
Trump says he has “no knowledge” of the group planning his administration
Political Pat
Jul 7
I Made a Mistake, Thank Heavens
I Made a Mistake, Thank Heavens
The media made me lose hope, Medium helped me find it again
Patty Kawasaki
Jul 4
Can I Love Planet of the Apes Even if I Am Very Old?
Can I Love Planet of the Apes Even if I Am Very Old?
The most asked question of 2024 gets answers
Gary Chapin
Jul 3
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