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Pithiness
The shortest letter, paper, ad, story, issue
Jun 19
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Ali Almossawi
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May 2025
Dark Patterns: How Deceptive Design Tricks Us
Plus, what's so insidious about a roach motel?
May 29
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Ali Almossawi
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Back in My Day; How Nostalgia Messes With Our Minds
What’s a reminiscence bump? And how Nestle broke into Japan.
May 8
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Ali Almossawi
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Back in My Day; How Nostalgia Messes With Our Minds
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April 2025
Selection Bias: How the Things We Don’t See Distort Our Decisions
Seeing isn’t always knowing
Apr 17
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Ali Almossawi
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Selection Bias: How the Things We Don’t See Distort Our Decisions
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March 2025
What’s It Like Being an Editor? A Chat With Indie Publishing Insider Karen Giangreco
Video + Podcast (49 mins)
Mar 20
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Ali Almossawi
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What’s It Like Being an Editor? A Chat With Indie Publishing Insider Karen Giangreco
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February 2025
There’s An Upside to Imposter Thoughts? With Basima Tewfik
Video + Podcast + Transcript (34 mins)
Feb 25
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Ali Almossawi
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There’s An Upside to Imposter Thoughts? With Basima Tewfik
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Do Personal Attacks Ever Work?
Sifting through 43 political fliers pushed through my letterbox last October
Feb 6
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Ali Almossawi
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January 2025
Audio: My Chat With Brian Regan: Comedy, Wordplay, and Kindness
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Jan 25
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Ali Almossawi
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My Chat With Brian Regan: Comedy, Wordplay, and Kindness
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Jan 23
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Ali Almossawi
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My Chat With Brian Regan: Comedy, Wordplay, and Kindness
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Jargon: Why Do We Sometimes Talk Funny?
Plus, would you buy a card game about office jargon?
Jan 9
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Ali Almossawi
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December 2024
People
Small moments from around town. And a few thoughts about how the office and the soccer field are similar.
Dec 5, 2024
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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, 2024
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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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