We tell stories with language, and so prefer to tell the kind of stories that ordinary language can describe well. Consider how language can describe a space of physical stuff and how to navigate through that stuff. In a familiar sort of space, a few sparse words can evoke a…

On Election Night, the white male Democrat looked at the returns and felt supremely confident in his victory. His opponent, a white male Republican, told the world that the fight wasn’t over, that the exit polls were fake news, and that the vote counting would continue.  The Republican, tied to…

If you’re an Oculus Quest 2 owners and have suddenly started having problems with controllers losing tracking, or have started seeing them move all on their own while playing VR, there’s likely a very good explanation for it. Last year, right before Christmas, Oculus released a patch for the Oculus…

“Befarmaeed,” said Fatimeh with an imperative hand gesture that commanded me to eat more. As I joined my impeccable Iranian hostess, her mother, two daughters and son for dinner, served on the floor over a perfectly imperfect Persian carpet, I felt ready to put my basic taarof skills into practice…

Welcome to No Shame November! This week we’re diving into the pop culture we love that society tells us we shouldn’t. In 2020, Ive fantasized about burning my home down with alarming frequency. Its not that I actually want to set my two-bedroom apartment aflame. I like my furniture; I cherish…

There was a time when BitMEX derivatives exchange reigned sovereign over other exchanges, and the company effectively held a 50% market share until July 2019. For this reason, traders kept a close eye on every indicator connected to BitMEX, including its funding rate, open interest, and basis. Open interest measures…

The world is full of lies, and its hard to get through life without taking a few on board. Luckily, were here to sort the fact from the fiction, and find the plankton of truth in the ocean of bullshit. This week: Sales! Are encyclopedia salesmen motivated by the sharing…

PlayStation is reportedly censoring PS5 users on Twitter. Over the course of the PS4 generation, Sony came under fire from some PlayStation gamers for censoring sexual content in a few different games. Continuing this streak of censorship, it’s now censoring PS5 users on Twitter, or at least that’s what new…

IN THE EARLY 1970s American women gave birth, on average, to 2.12 children each. By 2018 that figure had fallen to 1.73. Many alterations in peoples lives have been invoked to help explain this change, including the facts that women now are better educated, more likely to have jobs or…

The thing that makes Melissa McCarthy such a fascinating comic presence is her fearlessness. In her signature roles, she takes her characters to weird, dangerous places that you’d never expect—and you’re happy to go along for the ride. Whether it’s through her bold physicality or an unusual line delivery, she…