The virtual world brought with it millions of parallel experiences. It didn’t just expand our access to information - it partitioned our liv...

One of the ways a library was more honest than the internet is that it showed you the truth up front: rows and rows of shelves , a vast spra...

The information economy is about getting attention and that is mostly about theater. The Greeks invented democracy and theater about 2,500 ...

Meme in circulation: 15 years ago, a man spent 10,000 Bitcoin on 2 pizzas, worth $41 at the time. Today, that number of Bitcoin would be wor...

Perhaps you’ve been told that meme comes from a variant of gene - a unit of cultural information, replicating through the human hive mind th...

What do the priest and the jester have in common? Their wardrobe doesn’t let you confuse them for a member of the audience. They both stand...

I’m launching my own cryptocurrency. I'm calling it Fiat Money. Backed by central banks. Unlike yours. Another, targeted at fans of a pa...

He was the most literal man I knew. All of his apps were actual appliances - he just called them apps to sound contemporary. He had a rotary...

Why are racism and nationalism so alluring? Because they offer status without effort. You’re told you’re somebody - superior, even - simply ...

Notice how in this graph, starting with Carter and Reagan, Republican presidents sign off on the budgets that increase the deficit and Democ...

Everything evolves - and nothing is ever precise at the time. But here’s why you keep hearing the word fascism in 2020s America. In Stalin’s...

  Stunning if true... Google’s Jeff Dean predicts we’re about one year away from having an AI capable of performing like a junior engineer -...

Consider the possibility that it was not the Egyptian Empire that created the pyramids. It was the pyramids that created the Egyptian Empire...

 J ohn Gray makes a quietly unsettling point. Technology tends to build. Once we figure out how to split the atom or send emails or make vac...

"Well, it means exactly what it says, it's a declaration. A declaration of unity and love and respect, and it means a lot. And it...

Trump has announced a 25% tariff on imported cars. Here's something to remember: Trade deficit = Net inflow of foreign capital If we buy...

Biden's presidency is over. He promised to prioritize jobs. And he delivered. His term saw the lowest average unemployment rate and the ...

Stephen Covey’s three key habits for building strong relationships are: 1. Think Win-Win 2. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood ...

Raise your hand if you’re surprised that Trump thinks he can rewrite the Constitution with a memo. This week, Trump attempted to overturn th...

Donald Trump now holds the record as the oldest president ever sworn into office. The Constitution specifies that one must be at least 35 ye...