Miss Translation Mixer

Join n+1 translation columnist Bela Shayevich at the n+1 office in Brooklyn on the evening of Tuesday, May 19 for a translation mixer and mini-workshop for translators and the translation-curious. Bil

Zen and the Art of Persuasive Writing

David Weinzweig at X: I’m an appellate court judge. I’ve read thousands of briefs. Here’s what no one told you about persuasion and how to win. Judges check page length before reading a word. • Long b

Wowsabout!

PBS Kids and The Jim Henson Company have collaborated on a kids special called Wowsabout! that focuses on the experience of wonder. Wowsabout is rooted in a rich curriculum developed by Dr. Dacher Kel

Photographic memory is a myth

Gabrielle Principe at The Conversation: Most recently, it appeared in the television series “The Pitt,” set in a hospital emergency department. When the digital patient board suddenly went offline, me

Where Does Novelty Come From?

A conversation with paleobiologist Douglas Erwin about how novelty becomes true innovation in biological and cultural evolution The post Where Does Novelty Come From? appeared first on Nautilus.

The Design Evolution of Screwdriver Handles

Screwdriver handles are sneakily well-designed for a variety of different uses. I mean, who thinks about a screwdriver? But if you look at the handles, well, that’s a complicated shape. And it lets yo

Why do manure spreaders have life cycles?

Dan Bouk at Asterisk: Flipping through the rest of the book, I learned that pumps in water works have an “average life” of 21.3 years compared to only 5.3 years for telephone switchboards. The life of

The Guardian on Supreme Court’s VRA Data

Supreme court's Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ “They had to fudge how they’re calculating the turnout rate to get there, and they’re not even taking into account margin o

Agents and ROI

Remember that MIT study that showed that the ROI for generative AI wasn’t really there for most businesses?

Celebrity Culture Is Swallowing the News Media

Scroll through the ’ Instagram Reels and a new editorial strategy is immediately evident. Amid breaking news and investigative reporting are celebrities cooking in the ’ kitchen, giving culture recomm

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