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4/18/2024
10 : 24
The Death of Tupperware, a Luxury Airline For Dogs and Why Amazon eBooks Are Such Garbage | Non-Obvious Insights #415
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/415 Dear Newsletterest, It's hard to imagine a more non-obvious music concert venue
4/13/2024
8 : 15
Saving Coral Reefs With Sound, Aruba Digitizes Their History and Why Loneliness Isn't An Epidemic | Non-Obvious Insights #414
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/414 Dear Newsletterest, I am back in DC this week after an eventful talk in Philadelphia
4/4/2024
10 : 24
Why Trader Joe's Might Be Evil, The App That Posts Nothing and How April Fool's Day Became a Landmine | Non-Obvious Insights #413
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/413 Dear Newsletterest, Can we really make a Zero-G version of The Future Normal? What
3/28/2024
10 : 24
LinkedIn Shame, Bridesmaid Burnout, God Chatbots and a Nonprofit That Could Fix America's Political Divide | Non-Obvious Insights #412
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/412 Dear Newsletterest, Will the evolution of God chatbots inspire a new crisis of faith
3/21/2024
10 : 24
Scented Cars, Oprah Explains the Weight Loss Revolution and the Return of the Poke Button | Non-Obvious Insights #411
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/411 Dear Newsletterest, It's time for the National Cherry Blossom Festival in DC.
3/15/2024
1 : 59
The Movement To Stop Having Children, How TikTok Is Like Opium and Why People Shuttle Frogs | Non-Obvious Insights #410
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/410 Dear Newsletterest, I am back home from week being surrounded by people launching
3/7/2024
11 : 24
Waze Gets Worse On Purpose, Why Thinner Eggshells Matter and the Song Released on a Slice of Pizza | Non-Obvious Insights #409
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/409 Dear Newsletterest, We are days away from SXSW and so you might have been seeing
2/29/2024
12 : 24
The Secret of Flavor Dust, Dynamic Pricing Fears and Why Americans Stopped Hanging Out | Non-Obvious Insights #408
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/408 Dear Newsletterest, Why are some flavors of chips sold in some countries? Can an
2/22/2024
11 : 24
Why Bad News Makes Us Worse, How AI Is Getting Lazier and The Airbnb of Stuff | Non-Obvious Insights #407
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/407 Dear Newsletterest, Is a steady diet of bad news turning us into worse humans? What
2/19/2024
2 : 14
The Future of Love, "Stinge Watching," the Decline of Wine and An African Brand That Turned Down $1.7B | Non-Obvious Insights #406
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/406 Dear Newsletterest, Hello from the Dallas/Fort Worth area! I'm here for an event
2/8/2024
11 : 24
Extreme Chair Sitting, the Truth About Paid Reviews and America's Most Underappreciated Government Agency | Non-Obvious Insights #405
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/405 Dear Newsletterest, This week's unavoidable business stories seemed to be
2/1/2024
11 : 24
The Gen Z Gender Divide, a Hidden Village Inside a Crater and How To Poison AI | Non-Obvious Insights #404
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online! https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/404 Dear Newsletterest, Every week a temptation I'm forced to resist is filtering
1/25/2024
11 : 24
The Upside of Uptalk, A New Word for Plagiarism and How To Find New Music | Non-Obvious Insights #403
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Share this email online: https://mailchi.mp/nonobvious/403 Dear Newsletterest, Music, politics, tourism, plagiarism and how the uptalking
1/18/2024
11 : 44
Chewable Beverages, Mean Girl Outrage and Ten Finalists In A Bizarre Musical Instrument Competition | Non-Obvious Insights #402
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, We are buried under three inches of snow today in what constitutes a winter storm for the DC area, but don't worry -
1/12/2024
9 : 15
Brand Dubai, AI-Generated Nonsense, Industrial Metaverse and the Truth About Airplane Safety | Non-Obvious Insights #401
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Greetings from the trade show floor in Las Vegas here at the Consumer Electronics Show! I'm here speaking and covering
1/4/2024
11 : 24
The Truth About Mickey Mouse In The Public Domain, How Lego Approves New Sets and Why Cities Are Ditching Parking | Non-Obvious Insights #400
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, It feels a bit like a week where I should do something significant. Maybe it does for you too. Resolutions, launches,
12/21/2023
11 : 24
The Most Uplifting Stories of 2023, How To Buy Souvenirs and A Big Announcement About My Next Book | Non-Obvious Insights #399
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, As we reach the final edition of this newsletter for 2023, I'd like to offer my gratitude for being a loyal subscriber.
12/15/2023
13 : 44
The Truth About Nutmeg, Netflix Secret Viewing Data and What Nations Have The Most Soft Power In 2024 | Non-Obvious Insights #398
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, What are the most powerful nations in terms of their soft power in 2024? Why did Netflix release their first ever data
12/7/2023
11 : 24
The Sales Secrets of Art Traders, How Obesity Drugs Are Transforming Travel and the Upside of Cutting Down Trees | Non-Obvious Insights #397
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, What if cutting down more trees, at the right time, was the best thing you could do to save the Earth? Which themes across
11/30/2023
11 : 24
The Biggest Tech Innovations of 2024, Sports Journalism Scandals and Why Ancient Statues Have Broken Noses | Non-Obvious Insights #396
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Good morning from Las Vegas! I'm finishing up a quick visit here for an event and looking out my window at the new