The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. – Edmund Burke Here is a classic thought experiment: Imagine you’re wearing some new $50 shoes when you spot a young …
Stop the Spam!
I get more spam than anyone I know. -- Bill Gates Have you been receiving more spam phone calls lately? Do you hate them? Do you still occasionally get tricked into answering them? Today, we're …
Everyday Problem Solving Technique
Eureka! -- Archimedes According to the Law of Infinite Probability, there's a chance that an alien race from the Andromeda galaxy will come down to Earth, seek out a random individual (who turns …
Arousal
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. -- Aristotle I’m going to describe a psychological state, and then let’s see if you can guess the type of situation that caused it: Your heart is …
Elevate Your Small Talk
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. -- Plato We’re going to try something brand new today. Recently, I put a call out on Facebook for people’s …
The Eyes in the Back of Your Head
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift I don't know the exact point in humans' evolutionary history where a genetic mutation gave moms an extra set of eyes in …