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The defining experience of our age seems to be hunger.  We're hungry for more, but we have more than we need.  We're hungry for less, while more accumulates and multiplies. We're hungry and we don't have words to articulate why. We're hungry, and we're lacking and we're wanting. We are living with a near-universal thin desire: wanting something that cannot actually be gotten, that we can't define, from a source that has no interest in providing it. The distinction between thick and thin de

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English is the dominant language in the study of human cognition and behavior: the individuals studied by cognitive scientists, as well as most of the scientists themselves, are frequently English speakers. However, English differs from other languages in ways that have consequences for the whole of the cognitive sciences, reaching far beyond the study of language itself. Here, we review an emerging body of evidence that highlights how the particular characteristics of English and the linguistic habits of English speakers bias the field by both warping research programs (e.g., overemphasizing features and mechanisms present in English over others) and overgeneralizing observations from English speakers’ behaviors, brains, and cognition to our entire species.

Sharing CSS tips, tricks, and best practices

Chapter 1: Row vs column picture

If you're going to make a getaway in Norman Garrett's Porsche 914, he's got some tips to help grease the wheels, as it were.

Come for the science. Stay for the adorable pics of happy pupsters with their favorite toys.

When you think about it, most of your basic interactions are showing or hiding something somehow. I've already covered popup menu buttons and the simpler and less assuming tooltips and toggletips. You can add simple disclosure widgets, compound "accordions", and their sister component the tabbed interface to that list. It's

Sometimes the people who need invitations most are the ones who always decline them.

Journaling doesn’t need to be a chore. In this post, I share The Socratic Journal Method, my simple twist on journaling that turns blank pages into meaningful conversations. It’s a method designed to help you reflect, stay consistent, and actually enjoy the process.

Personal blog of Jonathan Korman

The comeback of America’s largest land mammal is boosting soil health, yet their numbers may be slowing aspen recovery sparked by wolf reintroduction.

Strategies and tactics for staying productive.

Sovereign code infrastructure.

Lady Dai, 2,000-year-old mummy, still has blood in her veins! Explore the best-preserved mummy’s ancient Han dynasty tomb in this viral archaeology marvel.

From missing real fireflies to learning basic electronics and building my own blinking "fireflies"

Restoration of large carnivores in northern Yellowstone National Park in the late 20th century resulted in a sustained reduction of Rocky Mountain elk…

The story starts in Crosscord, the crossword Discord server. Over 5,000 users strong, the server has emerged as a central hub for the online crossword community, a buzzing, sometimes overwhelming, sometimes delightful town square where total noobs, veteran constructors, and champion solvers alike come together to talk about words that cross each other.

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A reflection on control, burnout, and the strange weight of technical fluency.

Fire trucks across all environments are unique, but what key features change? Learn about the differences between municipal and airport fire trucks now.

An exploration of Gnome's many failings and how to fix it.

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Interactive article about the Moon

Interactive article explaining the physics of an airfoil and what makes airplanes fly

Annexation once seemed likely. Instead, the Twin Cities became a region of fragmented local governments.

“After we finished ploughing, we would bathe the cows and then relax in the field playing flutes,” said Jero Dodo, who has farmed the rice terraces of Tabanan, Bali, since he was 12 years old. While he speaks fondly of the past, the farmer has one foot in the future. Dodo, who spoke to Mongabay […]

What’s odd about you is what’s interesting.

The curious story of the