Time to Panic? How worried should we be about the environment?
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet Hannah Ritchie 2024 “I often feel...
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Dan Connors
- Aug 28
- 5 min
Walt Disney's legacy
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." ...
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Dan Connors
- Aug 15
- 4 min
Adventures in Tribalism- My visit behind enemy lines
"And they’ll watch the game, and it’ll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they’ll have to...
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Dan Connors
- Aug 14
- 6 min
How much does our luck define us? How can we improve our odds in the face of randomness?
The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World around Us Mark Robert Rank " Thornton Wilder asks ' Do...
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Dan Connors
- Aug 7
- 8 min
The Four Horsemen of the Wokealypse, and why the right is freaking out.
“In 5-billion years the Sun will expand & engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day.”― Neil...
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Dan Connors
- Jul 30
- 3 min
Silver Medal Syndrome- when is a winner also a loser?
"I have a problem with that silver medal. It's like, 'Congratulation s, you almost won. Of all the losers, you're the number one loser....
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Dan Connors
- Jul 24
- 3 min
Does Missouri Hate Children?
"It would be a tragic mistake for Congress ever to adopt any public or tax policy which encourages mothers to assign childcare to others...
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Dan Connors
- Jul 22
- 5 min
Can our deceased loved ones visit us in our final moments?
"Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them to the next world. These...
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Dan Connors
- Jul 20
- 5 min
How well can you know somebody? How well do people know you?
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen David Brooks 2023 “The real act of, say, building a...
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Dan Connors
- Jul 10
- 5 min
Magical Overthinking and the Tricks Our Brain Uses To Hide Reality.
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality Amanda Montell 2024 “The most basic activism we can have in our lives...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 25
- 4 min
Supercommunicators- healing the world one conversation at a time.
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection Charles Duhigg 2024 “The most effective communicators pause...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 11
- 13 min
A deep dive into cancel culture. Ten cancelled celebrities who deserve a second look.
"Do not judge a person, Do not pass a judgement on anyone unless you've talked to them one-on-one. I don't care what the story is... Like...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 7
- 5 min
Why do smart people have stupid beliefs?
Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things Dan Ariely 2023 “The individual journey that people take down the...
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Dan Connors
- May 31
- 4 min
Hidden Potential
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Adam M. Grant 2023 “It’s often said that where there’s a will, there’s a...
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Dan Connors
- May 26
- 5 min
Flukes and why the tiniest things could make the biggest difference later on.
Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters Brian Klaas 2024 “Once you accept that entangled existence, it becomes clear...
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Dan Connors
- May 19
- 4 min
Can the Supreme Court be fixed?
“When the votes of justices in controversial cases can be predicted at the outset, constitutional law simply becomes partisan politics by...
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Dan Connors
- May 13
- 4 min
The Big Myth
The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway 2024 "The...
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Dan Connors
- May 10
- 3 min
The Waterfall Effect- why does falling water make us feel so good?
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” ― Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist and educator Have you ever stood...
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Dan Connors
- May 6
- 3 min
Are we insured against what's coming next?
"Insurance is there for natural disasters like floods, fires, or storms. But climate change means that natural disasters are hitting...
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Dan Connors
- May 4
- 5 min
The best television show of all time? Maybe.
“...the worst aspect of our time is prejudice... In almost everything I've written, there is a thread of this - man's seemingly palpable...
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