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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
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Balance the load
On midnight deliveries, working from home, and where efficiency gains could still be had
May 29
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Brian Gongol
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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
May 26
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Brian Gongol
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What death has to do with it
On Prince's unreleased vault, racing against mortality, and learning life lessons like a Tina Turner remix
May 25
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Brian Gongol
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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
May 24
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Brian Gongol
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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
May 23
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Brian Gongol
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Room service
On antivirus software, the Maginot Line, and how hotels can nudge their guests to act more safely
May 22
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Brian Gongol
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Be patient now and win later
On land-grant colleges, Zoom fatigue, and why classroom teachers shouldn't conduct stock-picking contests
May 19
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Brian Gongol
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Don't get outspoken by artificial intelligence
On ChatGPT's speechwriting skills, great oratory of the past, and a commencement address debacle
May 18
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Brian Gongol
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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
May 17
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Brian Gongol
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US-DOT data burgled
On hurricane forecasts, chip manufacturing, and yet another big personnel database under attack
May 16
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Brian Gongol
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Crash for clicks
On YouTube stardom, concealed evidence, and the way society incentivizes really bad behavior without thinking about it
May 14
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Brian Gongol
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