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Small moments from around town. And a few thoughts about how the office and the soccer field are similar.
Dec 5
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Ali Almossawi
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November 2024
The Fields Medal Winner Who Thought He Was a Slow Learner
Plus, paper guillotines and corner rounders, mystery dinners, and contronyms in different languages
Nov 21
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Ali Almossawi
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The Fields Medal Winner Who Thought He Was a Slow Learner
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What Do Socks Have to Do With Computers?
An experiment with computational thinking. Plus, ever heard of contronyms?
Nov 7
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Ali Almossawi
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What Do Socks Have to Do With Computers?
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October 2024
Did You Hear About the Senator Who Did Something Sketchy?
It does happen, occasionally. Learn about ten patterns of loaded language.
Oct 24
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Ali Almossawi
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Did You Hear About the Senator Who Did Something Sketchy?
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September 2024
A Question That’ll Keep You Curious
Reflections on following through on an idea, an app to help manage your bookshelf, a manuscript update, and a portrait from Bedlam
Sep 17
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Ali Almossawi
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A Question That’ll Keep You Curious
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August 2024
The Argument From Incredulity
Plus, 5 books not about thinking that taught me about thinking
Aug 29
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Ali Almossawi
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The Argument From Incredulity
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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—
Aug 15
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Ali Almossawi
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Does Too Much Choice Paralyze Us?
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July 2024
How to Make a Teeny, Tiny Book
What is this, a book for ants?
Jul 18
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Ali Almossawi
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How to Make a Teeny, Tiny Book
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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.
Jul 4
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Ali Almossawi
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12 Angry Men Are Locked In a Room, How Many Logical Errors Do They Make?
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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.)
Jun 20
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Ali Almossawi
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How Context Switching Eats Away at Us and What to Do About It
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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.
May 30
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Ali Almossawi
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What Are Philosophical Razors?
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How Do Apple’s Sentences Compare to Hemingway’s?
What Apple events teach us about persuasive language.
May 16
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Ali Almossawi
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How Do Apple’s Sentences Compare to Hemingway’s?
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