Animals
What Your Rabbit’s Binkies and Zoomies Really Mean
If you’ve ever seen a rabbit leap into the air, twist its body, and kick its feet out, you’ve witnessed a ‘binky.’ This is the ultimate expression…
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Animals
Human Psychology
The Hedonic Treadmill: Why Getting What You Want Does Not Make You Happy
In 1978, Philip Brickman and colleagues published a study that should have been more famous than it became. They compared the happiness levels of lottery w…
Philosophy
Aristotle's Path to Happiness: More Than Just a Feeling
We all want to be happy, but Aristotle argued we’ve been thinking about it wrong. Happiness, or *eudaimonia*, isn’t a fleeting emotion or a pleasurable…
Animals
Why Your Dog Tilts Their Head (It’s Not Just Being Cute)
We’ve all seen it: you make a funny noise, and suddenly your dog’s head cocks to the side like a little feathered feather. While it’s undeniably ador…
Logistics
Amazon's Drone Delivery Is Still a Joke After Ten Years
In 2013, Jeff Bezos appeared on 60 Minutes. He showed a drone delivering a package. He said Amazon Prime Air would start in five years. That was eleven yea…
Human Behaviour
The Paradox of Choice: How More Options Make Us Miserable
In the early 2000s, psychologist Barry Schwartz published a book arguing that the explosion of consumer choice in modern life, far from being an unambiguou…
India Travel
Darjeeling: Tea Gardens and Himalayan Views
Darjeeling is everything you imagine a hill station should be. Perched on a ridge in the Indian Himalayas, it offers views of Kanchenjunga, the third highe…
Philosophy
Camus and the Myth of Sisyphus: Finding Joy in Struggle
Albert Camus opened his famous essay with a bombshell: "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide." He was asking: if life…
Creative Hustle
Stop Trying to Sell AI Art. Do This Instead.
I tried selling AI-generated art on Etsy for three months. Made exactly $47. My cat made more money by knocking over a plant and looking cute. The problem…