Simpson's Paradox

Simpson's paradox is a statistical phenomenon that occurs when a pattern across groups of data disappears when those groups are combined.

Literature and Medicine

Poetry, Aristotle wrote, is capable of expressing the universal, while history excels at recording the particular.

Attention Alcohol

Alcohol and social media might have a lot in common when viewed through the lens of how they impact us.

Great Ideas

Why do so many great ideas seem early?

Adjacent Possible

Any evolving system has a limited set of changes that can be made.

System Design

When a system’s outcome isn't what you wanted, there are two questions to ask.

First Followers

Leaders are important, but the first people to follow a leader are just as crucial.

Truth

A beautiful rock is a metaphor for how we see others.

Store Your Work

If you can spend a day automating a task that usually takes five minutes, you'll eventually earn that day back and many more.