Feb
22
The Fastest Retraction Ever
On December 26, 2023, someone posted a message on Reddit saying that one in five husbands leave their wives if
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Benjamin Keep
Feb
08
The Seeds of Change
Crop rotation – the practice of leaving some portion of fields fallow during a given season – developed early in the history
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Feb
01
The Reading Crisis
About 48 million adults in the United States struggle to read. And it's estimated that more than half
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Jan
25
Absolutist Thinking
There's a Twitter grab that I couldn't find that goes something like this:
A: I really
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Dec
21
Faster Than the Speed of Thought
A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the
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Dec
14
I'm Suspicious of Stories
One of the first rules of science communication is that you need "to tell a story". Stories are
4 min read
Nov
30
Have recipes changed?
Like so many observations about life, I'm not sure if things have changed or if I'm
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Nov
23
When plans are overrated
The Magic streamer Kenji "Numot the Nummy" Egashira does something unusual. He doesn't make guides to
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Nov
16
The Ranking Trope
I’ve always admired my son’s Bartebly-like resistance to one of the most common questions that adults ask children:
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Nov
09
The Threads of Bad Science
How do you extract bad science from your head?
During one of my previous jobs, I had to pore over
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