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9/8/2022
10 : 24
How Prebunking Fights Misinformation, a Parking Lot That Converts Into Apartments and Chile's Failed Constitution | Non-Obvious Insights #337
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, How does "prebunking" help prevent the spread of misinformation (and what if it were a job title)? How to watch
9/1/2022
10 : 24
Why We Now Love Microsoft's Clippy, France Uses Aerial Photos To Enforce Taxes and Fixing Student Debt | Non-Obvious Insights #336
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, This week we will explore the return of Microsoft's Clippy, how the French government is using aerial photos, the rise
8/25/2022
10 : 24
Family Travels World Before Kids Go Blind, A Robot Rapper and The "De-extinction" Of The Tasmanian Tiger | Non-Obvious Insights #335
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Scientists are trying to bring back Tasmanian Tigers from extinction. Back to school images from the Smithsonian archives
8/18/2022
14 : 55
UPDATE: Here's the lost ketchup article link I forgot! | Non-Obvious Insights #334
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, I think I was a bit too excited to send you the email this morning and forgot to include the story about the scientist who
8/18/2022
10 : 24
The Scientist Who Saved Ketchup, a Boat Climbing Walrus and Why Some People Are Left Handed | Non-Obvious Insights #334
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, I am in the emerging city of Cincinnati this week moving my son into his college dorm and writing about business lessons
8/12/2022
2 : 56
Space Chorizo, the Bookshelf That Converts Into a Coffin and Why I'll Never Buy a MacBook | Non-Obvious Insights #333
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, For today's issue #333 of this newsletter I was tempted to do a theme around threes, or trios or something clever.
8/4/2022
10 : 24
Selling Empty Cans, the Uselessness of Wikipedia and a Musical That May Be The Next Hamilton | Non-Obvious Insights #332
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Several stories this week explored the power of photographs to shape our history and understand our own families. Another
7/28/2022
10 : 24
In-House Universities, the Weird Girl Aesthetic and Saudi Arabia's City of the Future | Non-Obvious Insights #331
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Can bringing learning in-house help keep your best team members? What will the long-term benefits of Google Earth be for
7/21/2022
10 : 24
The NRA Children's Museum, a Woman Who Married Herself and the Self-Shamanification of Tech CEOs | Non-Obvious Insights #330
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Can an emotional new exhibit to commemorate murdered children inspire cowardly lawmakers to finally act on gun safety?
7/14/2022
10 : 36
Sri Lanka's Farming Catastrophe, Manhattanhenge, and Why BMW Is Charging For Heated Seats | Non-Obvious Insights #329
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Broken urban planning, catastrophic Sri Lankan farming decisions, BMW charges monthly for heated seats and marketing
7/7/2022
10 : 24
How Coffee Makes You Buy Junk, Personalized Airport Signs, and Why Inflation Makes Companies Greedier | Non-Obvious Insights #328
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, I was reading a research study this week about how the caffeine in coffee leads to impulsive shopping behavior and as a
6/30/2022
10 : 24
Saving Magazines, Hate-Seeking Media and the Return of Party Tourism | Non-Obvious Insights #327
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn Forward By Email Forward By Email Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Tweet Tweet Dear Newsletterest, Has
6/23/2022
10 : 24
Why We Need Convention Centers, the Truth About Wearing Shoes In the House and Spoiled "Kiddults" | Non-Obvious Insights #326
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn Forward By Email Forward By Email Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Tweet Tweet Dear Newsletterest, It is
6/17/2022
2 : 18
China Accidentally Admits Detecting Aliens, Deleting Your Online Past and the Secret of "Babushka Z" | Non-Obvious Insights #325
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn Forward By Email Forward By Email Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Tweet Tweet Dear Newsletterest, This
6/9/2022
10 : 24
CNN Rethinks "Breaking News," the Lean In Backlash and How to Save Dying Expertise | Non-Obvious Insights #324
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Breaking News ... CNN is finally reevaluating what deserves to be called breaking news. Sadly, it might be a bit too late
6/2/2022
10 : 24
Rotterdam's Rooftop Festival, My Best Graduation Advice and the Truth About Dress Codes | Non-Obvious Insights #323
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, It is a big week for us as my oldest son graduates from high school tomorrow. In honor of the day, below I'm sharing
5/26/2022
10 : 24
Space Cremation, Ancient Sinkhole Forests, a Dog Bed for Humans and Why Unlimited Vacation Policies Fail | Non-Obvious Insights #322
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, There was another preventable school shooting this week. As a parent living in America, this is my greatest fear. The UK
5/19/2022
10 : 24
The Rise of Anti-Fans, Burrito Tape, and Why Beer Costs $28 In NY Airports | Non-Obvious Insights #321
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Can one tweet spark a movement for fairer pricing at airport restaurants? Does the recent rise of anti-fans devoting
5/12/2022
14 : 14
Exotic Tiger Steaks, Marvel's Marketing Secret and the Most Boring Room Ever | Non-Obvious Insights #320
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, It's a destination filled week for me with Boston and San Diego on my schedule as events continue to start back up, but
5/5/2022
10 : 24
Man Loses Access To Holographic Wife, Ageist Fonts and Why You Need To Vote Republican This Week | Non-Obvious Insights #319
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, What would you do if you couldn't speak to a loved one ever again due to a software glitch? What do most Americans