The Illusions of Understanding and Control

With the latest shooting in San Bernardino, it feels like our society is awakening to a new normal — one where the term active shooter becomes common parlance in our everyday conversation. While the senseless deaths are tragic in their own right, it is…

Has storytelling gone badly wrong?

Whether you believe in science or not, science doesn’t care

I grew up professionally in a world obsessed with performance improvement — maybe too much so. The talk at conferences was always about:

Nootropics

What are Nootropics?

Nootropics or smart drugs are supplements with cognitive enhancing properties, and are associated with increased intelligence, motivation, and mental energy. They are normally used to increase attention spans, help individuals focus, and to aid with…

Changing The World Is Done In Small Steps

It’s 4am, and I’ve been goth-clubbing with @kittylyst, which of course meant I ended up having discussions about technologies with three-letter acronyms, and how to change the world. I have strong opinions about this, so I’m sharing them with you all.

Write Through It: How writing is saving my life

I suffer from manic depression. No wait … let me rephrase that: I have a condition known as manic depression type 2. You gotta love the “manic” part of the title. It’s not as fancy as Queen. Or say, Sardine Lover, but it really makes you feel…

It’s been a breakout year for bias.

It’s good to see more attention being paid to unconscious race and gender bias. Increased awareness of how we think and how it affects the world helps us all.

Recently awareness of confirmation bias has been really making a name for itself after being super…

Salvar arquivo como…? Por que?

Vamos pensar juntos: se para você ao clicar com o botão direito do mouse sobre uma imagem, aparecesse a opção “Salvar imagem por que…” ao invés de “Salvar imagem como…” qual seria sua reação?