What we can learn from the backstories of these tragedies — There’s no way to spin these kind of stories, so let’s dive straight into the facts and figures of the shooters. These are outlined by the US National Institute of Justice and the LA Times. They are all male They have had a history of personal trauma They had experienced…

In a time of growing isolation, anxiety, and distrust we should refocus on what’s important, each other. — Ever since the earliest days of civilization, the concept of health and wellbeing has been around. Whether it’s the Chinese developing their herbal treatments, Indian yogis learning to master their bodies, or the Greeks examining humors and anatomy, it’s clear that humanity wanted to find ways to live healthier and…

It’s time to start thinking seriously about what we feed our brains — Long before the advent of modern medicine, the idea of a diet didn’t really exist. People just ate…food. It was clear that the need for food is universal to keep life going. Maybe some of it tasted better, or was easier or harder to make, but food was just food…

Sensory substitution may be the key to becoming superhuman — Imagine being brought into a room with twelve people and your tasked to diagnose which ones have Parkinson’s disease and which ones didn’t. There’s no tricks. Half of them have been officially diagnosed, and half of them do not have any diagnosis. You’re just a regular human being and this…

And some possible ways to make it a little better — Most of us want to fall in love. If there was such a thing as a universal desire, other than, you know, staying alive, it would be love. But the dating experience has started to shift very dramatically in the last little while. Meeting a partner used to be through…

Growth is fine if everyone grows together, but turns malignant when hyper-concentrated The age of the trickle-down and the bootstrapping economy has been the defining story of the last generation. In the times after the war, rebuilding and true growth was possible at extraordinary rates. It was the capstone to…

Or why they’re terrible role models with questionable morals — In the modern world of social media and constant advertising the image of reality is clearly distorted. Most of the products don’t look like how they do on the box. Many influencers on Instagram digitally alter themselves. Nothing is as it seems. This same principle applies to big tech, yet…

Physical discrimination is everywhere in dating and it goes way beyond that — A few years ago, I ended up becoming single again for the first time in a long time. After spending most of my adult life in a dedicated relationship I was suddenly thrown into the world of dating, and it was all online. As someone who grew up with computers…

A sustainable future will depend on rethinking how we think about and treat workers — During the latest Black Friday, workers at Amazon across 20 different countries organized a strike to “Make Amazon Pay”. During the last two years of the pandemic economy, big tech like Amazon actually increased their profits while none of that wealth was passed on to the workers that support those…