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The Word for that Feeling You Get From a Warm Coffee Cup
A media scholar explains why touching, hearing, and noticing the world matters more than you think.
3 hrs ago
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Michael Kovnat
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Ian Bogost
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The Exact Temperature Where Your Mind Works Best
A psychology professor explains why your mood shifts with the light, the heat, and the seasons, and what to do about it.
Aug 4
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Michael Kovnat
13
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The Stopwatch Trick Behind One of Business's Most Prolific Minds
An entrepreneur who turned 100 days of rejection into a movement shares his approach to loving the process.
Aug 3
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Michael Kovnat
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Jia Jiang
17
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August's Must-Read Nonfiction
New month, new books, as selected by the team at Next Big Idea Club.
Aug 1
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Panio Gianopoulos
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July 2026
Former #1 Poker Player on How to Get What You Want Out of Life
Plus: the science of lasting wellbeing, and the 12 psychological tools behind almost every self-help strategy that actually works.
Jul 31
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Michael Kovnat
9
"Shrink It and Pink It": The Design Phrase That's Putting Women at Risk
A veteran product designer on why "one size fits most" really means "fits men."
Jul 30
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Michael Kovnat
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Karen Korellis Reuther
12
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Better Sleep Starts in the Morning, Not at Night
A sleep physiologist explains why trying harder to sleep backfires..
Jul 29
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Michael Kovnat
18
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The First Named Person in History Wasn't a King — He Was an Accountant
A 5,000-year history of data reveals that it's the ultimate tool of power.
Jul 28
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Michael Kovnat
7
There Are Thousands of Self-Help Techniques. They All Boil Down to 12 Key Ideas.
Two experts analyzed hundreds of books and therapies to find the core principles of self-improvement.
Jul 27
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Michael Kovnat
54
Sorry, Skeptics — AI Is Not a Bubble
This week, Azeem Azhar told us how to think about the new AI economy, and Ryan Hawk shared ideas from his new book.
Jul 24
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Michael Kovnat
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$1,000 in the Wrong Bank Account Emits as Much Carbon as a Crosscountry Flight
And why joy — not sacrifice — may be the key to lasting climate action.
Jul 23
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Michael Kovnat
9
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She Was About to Make Partner at a Top Law Firm. Then She Asked Herself One Question and Quit.
Cate Hall went from corporate law to the top female ranking in world poker to running one of the largest philanthropic foundations on earth. Here are…
Jul 22
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Michael Kovnat
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Cate Hall
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