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Perfect blackmail machines
On busted spies, fake image generators, and why it's probably much too soon to order everyone at the Pentagon to make AI a part of every workday
Dec 12
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Brian Gongol
Fire starters
On raw meat, storytelling, and what it means that humans may have figured out how to make fire more than 300,000 years earlier than previously known
Dec 11
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Brian Gongol
Self-interest before pride
On Napster, the opioid crisis, and why finger-wagging over AI probably won't do as much good as relating first-hand experiences from the dot-com bubble
Dec 8
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Brian Gongol
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You just don't have to hug him
On workplace interactions, red carpets, and colossally wrong ways to greet an autocrat
Dec 7
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Brian Gongol
Don't lose the plot
On Sinclair Lewis, Homer Simpson, and why the AI gold rush shouldn't make us think that computers are really thinking and living for themselves
Dec 6
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Brian Gongol
Be more
On human nature, self-improvement, and why fixating on characteristics like masculinity is a great way to sell books but an inadequate way to improve…
Dec 5
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Brian Gongol
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Teaching through it
On kindergarteners as sponges, the skills gap, and why anyone who wants to explain or persuade needs to learn a few basic tricks
Dec 4
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Brian Gongol
To would-be teachers
On the Tuskegee Institute, school funding, and what a campaign for a four-day teaching week communicates
Dec 1
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Brian Gongol
Motivation and character count
On unruly boys, the inculcation of worthy virtues, and why it's good for everyone when girls have a path to becoming Eagle Scouts
Dec 1
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Brian Gongol
November 2025
Recipe time
On Thanksgiving meal traditions, Tom Brady's glasses, and the challenge of preserving memory in a time of ubiquitous cameras
Nov 29
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Brian Gongol
Dress for success
On "Mad Men", Craig Ferguson's life advice, and the purpose of a government PSA
Nov 28
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Brian Gongol
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All politics is about legitimacy
On sham elections, constitutional pacifism, and the need to move public opinion on hard questions before it's too late
Nov 27
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Brian Gongol
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