The Filter Bubble, Lenses and Belonging

Being willing to update one’s prior assumptions in the face of new evidence is the essence of learning. If you haven’t changed your mind on something important in the past five years, check your filter bubble.
Jan 13, 2022

Musk v. Holmes: “Fake It Till You Make It” Only Sometimes Works

The conviction of Elizabeth Holmes should cause any founder to take stock of their claims: hopes, exaggeration, or fraud?
Jan 4, 2022

Farewell, Facebook

The time has come to de-prioritize Facebook in my life. Here are some of the steps I’m taking if you too are considering it.
Jan 1, 2022

Open Letter to Seattle City Council Regarding Bill 120247 (Diversion and City Attorney’s Office)

The council is trying to place unprecedented restrictions on the City Attorney’s office, without even knowing what the most important outcome metrics are of the approach it is demanding.
Dec 11, 2021

Inflation Shoots to 40-year High

This is new for a whole lot of Americans. The last time inflation was this high, you hadn’t ever heard of the term “e-mail.”
Dec 10, 2021

Twitter’s New CEO and Freedom of Speech

What does the changing of the guard at Twitter suggest about free speech online?
Dec 9, 2021

Children: Vectors of COVID Spread?

A new study from the UK suggests that children are not, in fact, significant vectors of COVID risk.
Nov 26, 2021

New Book Argues That Our Approach to Homelessness Won’t Work

Why are west coast cities suffering through a seemingly intractable growth in homelessness? What can we learn from the relative successes of Amsterdam, Lisbon, Miami and even New York City?
Nov 22, 2021