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Looking out the window
On the Wright Brothers, digital natives, and the delicate structures that make the world so much better than it was
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Brian Gongol
Balance the load
On midnight deliveries, working from home, and where efficiency gains could still be had
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Brian Gongol
Reach out and touch someone, but not always
On the Epic of Gilgamesh, swapping tales with old friends, and learning to delineate between the good of knowing and the virtue in forgetting
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Brian Gongol
What death has to do with it
On Prince's unreleased vault, racing against mortality, and learning life lessons like a Tina Turner remix
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Brian Gongol
Take the sick day
On "Cheers" plot points, indoor air quality, and the gag that's probably been put to rest for a generation or two
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Brian Gongol
More than a job
On settling down, eulogy virtues, and why everyone ought to let go of their plans just a little bit in early adulthood
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Brian Gongol
Room service
On antivirus software, the Maginot Line, and how hotels can nudge their guests to act more safely
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Brian Gongol
Be patient now and win later
On land-grant colleges, Zoom fatigue, and why classroom teachers shouldn't conduct stock-picking contests
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Brian Gongol
Don't get outspoken by artificial intelligence
On ChatGPT's speechwriting skills, great oratory of the past, and a commencement address debacle
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Brian Gongol
Showing up and doing the work
On Norman Borlaug, Edmund Burke, and the standards to which we ought to hold all of our Senators equally
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Brian Gongol
US-DOT data burgled
On hurricane forecasts, chip manufacturing, and yet another big personnel database under attack
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Brian Gongol
Crash for clicks
On YouTube stardom, concealed evidence, and the way society incentivizes really bad behavior without thinking about it
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Brian Gongol
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