Ideas

By Dan Harmon. Storytelling comes naturally to humans, but since we live in an unnatural world, we sometimes need a little help doing what we'd naturally do. Draw a circle and divide it in half...

A visual taxonomy to illuminate the difference between information, knowledge, and meaning.

Being alone can be the fertile ground of great creativity. For others, it's the door to a dark, spiralling depression.

The world’s first round-the-world solo yacht race was a thrilling and, for some, deadly contest. How its participants maintained their vessels can help us understand just how fundamental maintenance is.

TW Lim on food, automation, and the mortar and pestle.

Franklin, the library movement, and the start of free, public libraries

When parents cast a child into the role of mediator, friend and carer, the wounds are profound. But recovery is possible