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Paper maps and tangible promises
On Google Maps, the distance from Chicago to Fargo, and why the deterrent effect of realistic promises matters a great deal to keeping a difficult peace
 • Brian Gongol
Against the tide
On cyberattacks, wars for oil, and a Dutch drought that ought to have us paying attention
 • Brian Gongol
Reasonability and duty
On worker bees, job skills, and the
 • Brian Gongol
That guilty look
On dogs behaving badly, the subtle cues of language, and why AI agents might need to start going to church
 • Brian Gongol
Illuminating our manuscripts
On Bluetooth geeks, pilcrows, and the problem with thinking that AI is a silver bullet that can ease every possible endeavor
 • Brian Gongol
Low oil stocks and high-risk behaviors
On aircraft carriers, signals of readiness, and the unintended dangers we may be courting by depleting important resource supplies
 • Brian Gongol
A big business can still lose money
On booster clubs, economic development grants, and the collective-action problem that has most of America's colleges losing substantial money on their…
 • Brian Gongol
A new threat scenario
On high kicks, information warfare, and the enormous waste being forced on the free world by those who choose violence
 • Brian Gongol
Take a breath
On risk calibration, cooling centers, and the problems that overlap one another when bringing people indoors
 • Brian Gongol
Rule #1 is: Don't lose money
On blackjack, Warren Buffett, and why a deal may look different depending on where you stand on the space-time continuum
 • Brian Gongol
The roofs are already there, why shouldn't they work harder?
On storage units, cheap solar panels, and the kind of dual-use activity that market economies perform best
 • Brian Gongol
In light of the written word
On e-ink, The Onion, and the almost insurmountable advantage physical print will always have in a head-to-head competition with print on a screen
 • Brian Gongol
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