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Cult Nation?
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Amanda Montell 2021 “Modern cultish groups also feel comforting in part because they help alleviate...
Dan Connors
Oct 10, 20246 min read


One family sitcom that laughs through the awkwardness
"We're all gonna die, and we're all gonna have a gravestone with a dash on it...and that dash represents your life. And the thing I know...
Dan Connors
Oct 5, 20243 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 11, 20245 min read


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." ...
Dan Connors
Aug 28, 20245 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Aug 15, 20244 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Aug 14, 20246 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Aug 7, 20248 min read


Silver Medal Syndrome- when is a winner also a loser?
Paris 2024 Summer Olympic medals " I have a problem with that silver medal. It's like, 'Congratulation s, you almost won. Of all the...
Dan Connors
Jul 30, 20243 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jul 24, 20243 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jul 22, 20245 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jul 20, 20245 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jul 10, 20245 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jun 25, 20244 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jun 11, 202413 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jun 7, 20245 min read


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...
Dan Connors
May 31, 20244 min read


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...
Dan Connors
May 26, 20245 min read


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...
Dan Connors
May 19, 20244 min read


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...
Dan Connors
May 13, 20244 min read


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...
Dan Connors
May 10, 20243 min read
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