Stuff to bring up at a dinner party
according to Rich Corsi, dean of engineering at Portland State University: “Americans spend more time inside buildings than some whale species spend underwater.”
Evolving human ecology | WARC
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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journals.uchicago.eduWhen men feel their masculinity is threatened, they are 24 percentage-points more likely to want to buy an SUV. They are also willing to pay $7,320 more than non-threatened men for the same vehicle.
“Because people leant forward in their seats or on their couches or bar stools when he got the ball and the fast break began, because they might see something they had never seen before, which is exactly why we love basketball, and exactly the feeling you have when you have those little rippling epiphanies here and there about the nature of creatio
... See moreA Book of Uncommon Prayer by Brian Doyle — and also a nice insight on why we love sports.
“Women asked for clear, no-nonsense literature about how cars worked and what to do when something went wrong; the auto industry gave them cartoonish pamphlets that suggested applying lipstick and “looking helpless and feminine” when needing to change a tire. When women protested that they wanted roomy trunks and adjustable seats, the industry inst... See more
Jessica Brockmole, “Pink Cars and Pocketbooks”
Roller skating is Black History. It’s important to recognize the huge impact that the Black community has made on roller skating, and how skating very well may not be what it is today without the impact of Black culture. In honor of Black History Month, we want to shout out @blackdiasporaderby and our league members skating with them! We currently have 3 skaters part of BD: Oreo Slamher, Buttercup, and Filmore Pain. They are fundraising for their World Cup travel fund, so please help support if you can. Head to their page and click the link in their bio! . . . #blackhistorymonth #rollerskating #rollerderby
instagram.comCognitive load is like playing an iterated game of diminishing returns. Every choice—every click, every scroll—saps a little more of your mental energy. By the time you’re 20 decisions deep, your ability to make intentional choices is shot. It’s not that you’ve lost the game; you’ve been worn down by it.
In behavioral economics, this is known as dec... See more
In behavioral economics, this is known as dec... See more
The Sociology of Business, Ana Andjelic