Our family watched some episodes of Community recently that featured fun plots based around D&D and I wondered for the hundredth time how the game actually worked.… Read more “Dungeons and Dragons, Explained… Finally”
Month: August 2018
The Steve Jobs Equation for Tough Leadership
Mario Moussa and Derek Newberry writing over at Entrepreneur: Essentially, the Apple co-founder’s effectiveness boiled down to this: He was able to push his people when he needed… Read more “The Steve Jobs Equation for Tough Leadership”
Just In Case You Need Another Reason To Travel With Your Family
Here’s Why Road Trips Are a Surefire Way to Forge a Lasting Friendship by Reuben Westmaas over at Curiosity.com: One thing we’re pretty sure of, though: However you… Read more “Just In Case You Need Another Reason To Travel With Your Family”
Cameras May Negatively Impact Our Memory
Mae Rice for Curiosity: The basic takeaway here is that cameras impact our memories — but it’s not clear exactly how or why. One theory is that… Read more “Cameras May Negatively Impact Our Memory”
This Is Every TED Talk
Unfair? You be the judge.
An Interactive Introduction to Attractor Landscapes
By Nick Case (playing time ~ 5mins): A peaceful movement fights against violence and oppression for years, and nothing much changes. Then, everything changes. Why do many complex systems –… Read more “An Interactive Introduction to Attractor Landscapes”
It’s Time to Admit That Iceberg Is a Superior Lettuce
Helen Rosner for the New Yorker: But, like its glacial namesake, iceberg lettuce has a lot more going on beneath the surface. I grow my own micro… Read more “It’s Time to Admit That Iceberg Is a Superior Lettuce”
War Without End
C. J. Chivers writing for New York Times Magazine: On one matter there can be no argument: The policies that sent these men and women abroad, with… Read more “War Without End”