How Do You Find Your “Zone of Genius”?
Stock photo via Deposit Photos / SIphotography. There was just a NYT story about how “zone of genius” is a new popular phrase that seems...
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The surprisingly undisciplined trick to escaping social media
If you’re looking to wean yourself off social media and replace it with a more productive habit — and who among us isn’t — a...
Hollywood’s outsize influence on baby names
The name “Tristan” grew in popularity after Brad Pitt played a character with that name in the 1994 movie Legends of the Fall. | Katelyn...
Welcome to America’s post-World Cup hangover
We were all so happy when the World Cup was fun. And now… | Paige Vickers/Vox; Getty Images Just a few weeks ago, Americans were...
Spoiler! How prediction markets broke reality TV.
Aubry Bracco eventually won Survivor, but did Kalshi and predictive markets spoil her win months in advance? | CBS via Getty Images We live in...
How F1 pushes the human body to its limits
F1 races are exhilarating. While racing alongside 21 other cars, an F1 driver can reach speeds of up to 231 mph, making it one of...
Why does Odysseus have a Boston accent?
Matt Damon as Odysseus and Zendaya as Athena in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. | Universal Pictures After the first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film...
What Are Your Hobbies, and How Do You Choose Them?
Stock photo via Deposit Photos / littleny. I just saw a story on MSN summarizing a woman’s TikTok about how her “hobbies” are essentially lying...
The most surprising winner of the World Cup was American public transit
World Cup fans en route to a Scotland vs. Haiti match in Boston. | Erin Clark/The Boston Globe Much like its indifference toward soccer, America’s...
How singing with other people can help you move through grief and despair
I used to think I could change the world. More than that: because I could, I felt the responsibility to do it. I was 22...