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What It’s Like to Be…a Mystery Novelist
Scouting body disposal sites, investigating obscure poisons, and computing royalty payments with Donna Andrews, the mystery novelist behind the Meg Langslow series.
Why Randomness Doesn’t Feel Random
Most of us tend to think of randomness as being “well spaced.” Genuinely random distributions seem to contradict our inherent ideas of what randomness should look like.
What We're Reading
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A Friend Died, Her Novel Unfinished. Could I Realize Her Vision?
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Powerful Forces Are Fracking Our Attention. We Can Fight Back.
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How to Embrace Being a Lark or an Owl
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Psyche -
The Happiest Man in the World
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Beliefs about Emotions Influence How People Feel, Act and Relate to Others
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Scientific American
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What It’s Like to Be…a Forensic Accountant
Catching embezzling CFOs, sniffing out a corrupt private school headmaster, and sifting through fake invoices with Chris Ekimoff, a forensic accountant at RSM US.
What It’s Like to Be…a TV Meteorologist
Tracking a 2.5-mile-wide tornado, fretting over forecasts, and waking up at 2:30am with Lacey Swope, a TV meteorologist for News 9 in Oklahoma City. How does she deal with fans and stalkers? And what is the “deformation zone”?
A Better Way to Ask for Advice
Don’t ask to pick someone’s brain. You’ll get better results from inviting them to retrace their route instead.
Finding Out ‘What It’s Like to Be…’ Through Slow Curiosity
Curiosity can be a means to an end. But couldn’t it also be … the end? A reward in itself? Maybe we need a slow curiosity movement.
What It’s Like to Be…a Criminal Defense Attorney
Defending a man prosecuted for breaking into his own house, carrying clients’ burdens, and dispelling a myth about Miranda rights with Mike Panella, a criminal defense attorney from Orlando.
What It’s Like to Be…a Couples Therapist
Mystery dates, adult playrooms, habit stacking, and the misuse of “narcissism” with Laura Heck, a virtual couples therapist.
What It’s Like to Be…a Stadium Beer Vendor
Meeting Muhammad Ali, handling fans who are alcoholics, pouring with no foam, and dreaming about one last game with Howard Hart, who spent three decades as a stadium beer vendor.
What If I’m Wrong?
Good thinkers frequently ask themselves this question, the way good doctors frequently check their practices against the Hippocratic oath they swore.
