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What Do Socks Have to Do With Computers?
An experiment with computational thinking. Plus, ever heard of contronyms?
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Ali Almossawi

October 2024

Did You Hear About the Senator Who Did Something Sketchy?
It does happen, occasionally. Learn about ten patterns of loaded language.
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Ali Almossawi
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September 2024

August 2024

The Argument From Incredulity
Plus, 5 books not about thinking that taught me about thinking
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Does Too Much Choice Paralyze Us?
Has the question “What should we get for dinner?” come up with a spouse or roommate or friend? Does it end well? For me, it usually goes like this—
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Ali Almossawi

July 2024

How to Make a Teeny, Tiny Book
What is this, a book for ants?
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12 Angry Men Are Locked In a Room, How Many Logical Errors Do They Make?
A deep-dive into the movie 12 Angry Men. And a look at how one sole voice of reason can affect change in an entire group.
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June 2024

How Context Switching Eats Away at Us and What to Do About It
Sorry, Gary, but can I pick your brain real quick about something? (Plus, a note about a pretty intriguing book.)
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Ali Almossawi
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May 2024

What Are Philosophical Razors?
Plus, did I manage to hit my goal of writing 60k words in 22 days? And a movie recommendation.
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How Do Apple’s Sentences Compare to Hemingway’s?
What Apple events teach us about persuasive language.
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What’s a Gish Gallop?
Plus a new video from me about writing your first book while working a day job, and a movie recommendation
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Ali Almossawi
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April 2024

Guilt by Association
Issue No.
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