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19 Jan 2026

2024

Project Euler and Other Programming Challenges original ↗

30 Dec 2024

Tina Fey’s Rules of Improvisation (and Parenting?)original ↗

13 Dec 2024

Googlewhacking and Hapax Legomena original ↗

11 Dec 2024

Comfort Noises and Electric Vehicle ‘Soundscapes’original ↗

9 Dec 2024

Locksmiths, Benevolent Deceptions, and the Benefit of Fake Effort original ↗

6 Dec 2024

The Labour Illusion, or Why Visible Effort Matters original ↗

4 Dec 2024

Advent of Code original ↗

2 Dec 2024

The Cashless Effect: Financial Abstraction Increases Spending original ↗

29 Nov 2024

Cats’ Social Intelligence and Rapid Image-Word Learning original ↗

27 Nov 2024

Cake Mixes, the IKEA Effect, and the Psychology of Effort original ↗

25 Nov 2024

An Index of Cognitive Biases (Understanding (and Overcoming) Mental Shortcuts)original ↗

22 Nov 2024

Four Steps to Better Predictions original ↗

20 Nov 2024

Hedgehogs, Foxes, and Prediction original ↗

18 Nov 2024

The Two Fundamental Truths of Prediction original ↗

15 Nov 2024

Tsundoku and Eco’s Antilibrary original ↗

13 Nov 2024

The Capital City Effect and Britain’s “Mississippi Question”original ↗

11 Nov 2024

FAST not SMART for Goals original ↗

8 Nov 2024

Some Favourite Daily Mini Games original ↗

6 Nov 2024

Prioritising the Search for Good Books original ↗

8 Jul 2024

Alt Codes and symbol.wtf original ↗

10 May 2024

The Nerd Urban Dictionary, or: The Overcomplication Compilation original ↗

19 Apr 2024

China, Cement, and the Great Wall’s Sticky Rice Mortar original ↗

10 Apr 2024

Create a Learning Guide for Any Topic original ↗

5 Apr 2024

Prediction Markets for the Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, and More original ↗

4 Apr 2024

2023

‘Locked’ Value, and Paying for Everything Twice original ↗

15 Nov 2023

How to Title Your Work original ↗

13 Nov 2023

A Visual Technique Library for Film Shots original ↗

20 Sept 2023

Video Clip Search Tool original ↗

18 Sept 2023

Sets of Things original ↗

15 Sept 2023

Five Books: Books Reviews Through Expert Interviews original ↗

13 Sept 2023

NPR’s Annual Book Concierge original ↗

11 Sept 2023

Music Theory, Language Transfer, and the Thinking Method original ↗

8 Sept 2023

Learning Languages from the Peace Corps, Diplomats and the DoD original ↗

6 Sept 2023

Language Learning Difficulty Maps original ↗

4 Sept 2023

The Wug Test and Language Development in Children original ↗

1 Sept 2023

Two Palms to a Shaftment: English, Imperial, and Customary US Units original ↗

30 Aug 2023

Longevity FAQ and Longevity 101: Your Beginner’s Guides original ↗

28 Aug 2023

Rules of Formulating Knowledge original ↗

25 Aug 2023

Studying and Learning: What Works, What Doesn’t original ↗

23 Aug 2023

International, Multilingual Eye-test Chart, 1907 original ↗

21 Aug 2023

The Two Words for Tea: “Tea if by sea, cha if by land”original ↗

18 Aug 2023

Subway Maps of Roman Roads original ↗

16 Aug 2023

The Three Important Response Time Limits original ↗

14 Aug 2023

“If you like to play [computer game], then try [book]”original ↗

11 Aug 2023

Intentional Delays in Apple Chess (so you don’t feel so bad)original ↗

9 Aug 2023

Paper Aeroplanes for Young and Old original ↗

7 Aug 2023

Perceptions of Probability and Numbers original ↗

4 Aug 2023

The (Edited) Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto original ↗

2 Aug 2023

Cooking for Engineers, Geeks, and the Impatient original ↗

31 Jul 2023

Side-by-Side Car Comparisons original ↗

28 Jul 2023

Mister Rogers’ Nine Rules for Talking to Children original ↗

26 Jul 2023

Big History: A History Course Covering 13.8 Billion Years original ↗

24 Jul 2023

The Scientific 7-Minute Bodyweight Workout original ↗

21 Jul 2023

Stretch 15: Daily Dose of Stretching Exercises original ↗

19 Jul 2023

Italian food and the ‘Invented Designation of Origin’original ↗

17 Jul 2023

2012

Congestion Tolling at the Supermarket original ↗

20 Oct 2012

The Statistics on Link Rot original ↗

11 Aug 2012

Tyler Cowen’s Ethnic Dining Tips and Rules: An Economist’s Take on Eating Out original ↗

6 Aug 2012

Misunderstood Salt: The Facts About Limiting Intake original ↗

31 Jul 2012

Equipping for Emergencies: What Items Disappear First?original ↗

26 Jul 2012

Mid-90s Quotes from Wired original ↗

10 Jul 2012

Cialdini’s Principles of Persuasion and the Importance of Recognising “Enforced Compliance”original ↗

5 Jul 2012

The Licensing Effect and the Unhealthy Habit of Vitamin Supplements original ↗

4 Jul 2012

Long Reads and the Stockholm Syndrome original ↗

3 Jul 2012

Apple’s Implementation of the Duration-of-Exposure Effect: Screens at 70˚original ↗

27 Jun 2012

Increasing Attachment and Valuation Through Touch original ↗

20 Jun 2012

The Long Game: Civilization II and Sim City’s Magnasanti original ↗

12 Jun 2012

Sagan’s Cosmos on the Scientific Method and Uncomfortable Ideas original ↗

7 Jun 2012

The Zeigarnik Effect and the Force of Incomplete Tasks original ↗

4 Jun 2012

Betteridge’s Law, or: Are Questions in Headlines a Good Idea?original ↗

28 May 2012

The Wadsworth Constant: Ignore 30% of Everything original ↗

15 May 2012

Personal Pronouns as Relationship and Company Indicators original ↗

13 May 2012

Strangers and Friends: A Shared History and Less Graciousness original ↗

9 May 2012

Entrepreneurship and the Possibility of Real Failure original ↗

8 May 2012

Together, Unconscious: We All Sleep original ↗

2 May 2012

Dark Patterns for Marketers, or: Practical Behavioural Economics original ↗

25 Apr 2012

The ‘Bad Version’ and How to Tax the Rich original ↗

23 Apr 2012

Common Cooking Mistakes original ↗

22 Apr 2012

Common Misconceptions About Publishing and Writing original ↗

18 Apr 2012

The Intricacies and Joys of Arabic original ↗

16 Apr 2012

Illness Susceptibility and Sleep Quality original ↗

10 Apr 2012

Contextual Writing (Telescopic and Responsive Text)original ↗

20 Mar 2012

Size and Complexity: Why Animals Are the Way They Are original ↗

16 Mar 2012

A “Felt Need” Is What Makes Us Buy original ↗

13 Mar 2012

Words to Be Aware Of original ↗

5 Mar 2012

Bribing and Restaurant Seating original ↗

2 Mar 2012

Year Four in Review original ↗

29 Feb 2012

The Inefficiencies of Local Bookstores original ↗

15 Feb 2012

The Good and Bad of Enumerated Lists original ↗

13 Feb 2012

Why Software Development Estimation is Hard: Sea Lions, and Coastal Paths original ↗

31 Jan 2012

Record Label Demands on Music Streaming Services original ↗

26 Jan 2012

How Trends Actually Spread; or, Six Degrees but No Connectors original ↗

19 Jan 2012

Retreating to Study Technology’s Cognitive Impact original ↗

10 Jan 2012

Successful Science Article Pitches original ↗

4 Jan 2012

2011

Realism and Abstraction in User Interface Design original ↗

9 Dec 2011

On Titles, or: Titles: Is There an Optimal Solution?original ↗

23 Nov 2011

Inventive Ways to Control Trolls original ↗

21 Nov 2011

The Demand for Product Obsolescence original ↗

18 Nov 2011

Persuasive Infomercial Sales Techniques original ↗

10 Nov 2011