We use mental models as simplified representations of how things work. We can't store all of the information we encounter in our heads, so mental models are used to break complex ideas into manageable parts.
Drew Lynch is a comedian with an intriguing story. A single game of softball changed his life forever. At 20, Drew harboured dreams of becoming an actor. But fate had other plans. During a casual softball game, Drew lunged to catch a ball. It struck the ground, bounced unpredictably, and...
When it comes to authenticating paintings, sometimes the devil really is in the details. Just ask Bernard Berenson, the famous connoisseur of Italian Renaissance art. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it wasn't always easy to tell which paintings were actually created by masters like Michelangelo,...
Imagine your attention as a sculptor, meticulously chiselling at the marble that is your life. Each thought, action, and decision you make is a precise strike of the hammer, shaping your identity. In "Rapt," Winifred Gallagher presents a captivating case for the critical role attention plays in our...
Henry Ford was a man who refused to be held back by naysayers and the status quo. In 1891, at just 28 years old, Ford began working as an engineer at The Edison Company. But while he spent his days clocking in at a regular job, his nights and weekends...
I hate being sick. When you're feeling under the weather, the last thing you want is to be kept awake by a hacking cough or a stuffy nose. That's when you might reach for a product called Night Nurse, otherwise known as NyQuil. This over-the-counter medication...
As an astronaut, Chris Hadfield knows firsthand that the journey to space is a long and unpredictable one. But most of an astronaut's journey isn't spent among the stars. During his twenty-one year career as an astronaut, Hadfield spent just six months in space. Fortunately, according...
