Author: curiousmike

I am a big fan of Stephen Dubner and Freakonomics. Recently, I dialed up the Freakonomics podcast, just looking for something to listen to while I sat in the hot tub. I came across an episode about roundabouts. You know, traffic circles? These are not to be confused with “rotaries,“ which are very large traffic […]

I’m a big fan of both Braver Angels, and of Tristan Harris. My two worlds have just collided, and they’ve collided only days after I launched this site. There’s a new episode of Tristan Hariss’ podcast “Your Undivided Attention,” which you can find at https://www.humanetech.com/

Many people — perhaps most — have heard about the tradition in some Native American tribes of the talking stick. Most people know the story as this… Whoever has the talking stick can speak. Everyone else must remain quiet. The stick gets passed around (or back and forth), until everyone has been heard, and everything […]