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Why egg prices are rising, or: how humans respond to scarcity
This morning, before I opened up Medium to write this, I ate two (scrambled) eggs. Each...
Great inventions begin with an observation or intention, not a problem
“We need to understand what problem we’re solving,” is a refrain I’ve heard in countless product...
Why writing is just like running
It’s just starting to feel like spring where I am (temperatures in the mid-50s, sort of...
Women’s History Month began with a workers’ protest
Almost exactly a year ago, we wrote a newsletter on the anti-establishment origins of International Women’s...
Charisma is just responsiveness
There’s an essay I read a while back, by Sasha Chapin, about what might be the...
We overestimate AI’s impact in the short-term and underestimate it long-term
Are you worried that AI might someday take your current job?I am, a bit. I run...
Accountability needs a system, not an email
I have a friend — whom I am absolutely not going to name, for obvious reasons...
The most moving essay I’ve ever read
In 2019, around this time of year, Jenny Harrington published what is literally the most moving...
How vaccines became victims of their own success
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate confirmed RFK Jr. as our new Secretary of Health and...
Stupidity is usually just incuriosity
“The reality of a technical position,” writes systems administrator Cooper Lund, “is that most of what...
First-person perspectives on 3 years of war in Ukraine
Monday marked three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia still occupies 20% of the country. Every...
Why an asteroid (probably) won’t hit earth in the next decade
A few weeks ago, I met a new friend: 2024 YR4. He’s an asteroid, and as...
Has anyone ever asked you to “be more strategic”? Here’s what that means
“Being told you need to be more strategic is common feedback for senior engineers,” writes CTO...
Two tricks to memoir writing: tell the truth and curate your details
Meghan Daum, author of My Misspent Youth (excerpted here by the New Yorker), said memoir is...
Making Featured stories even more visible
A few months ago, we launched Featured stories for publications as a way for publication editors...
How Starbucks intends to “reclaim the ‘third place’”
In our issue on “third places” — venues for socializing apart from work and home —...
It happened on Medium: January 2025 round-up
From a U.S. news perspective, January 2025 was a year in a month, beginning with the...
Yes, Girl Scout Cookies are okay to eat
Hello, it’s Girl Scout Cookie season (Jan-April) in the U.S., aka the time of year when...
Why every good story is actually two stories
“If you take an idea and hold it in your head, you unconsciously start to do...
The one type of “creativity” only humans can do
🎆 It’s Presidents’ Day in the U.S., a holiday with no universally agreed upon name. It’s...
From beheadings to divine love: the bloody history of Valentine’s Day
💖 Hello to everyone who, like me, will be spending tonight in bed watching Love is...
Why every profession needs a Hippocratic Oath
✌️Only 45 more Thursdays to go in 2025Issue #267: the past is in front of you,...
How to move forward when you face a “wicked problem”
🕰️ We’re officially 11.6% of our way through 2025Issue #266: your responses to academia’s paper mill...
Why thousands of fake scientific papers are flooding academic journals
👋 Hello!Issue #265: auditioning for SNL, an engineer’s Hippocratic Oath, and waking up at 5 a.m.By...
A three-step process for finding truth online
👋 We’re back!Issue #264: confessions of a healthcare comms lead, executive orders, and brown noiseBy Harris...
Data privacy is personal privacy
👋 Welcome backIssue #263: fibroids, catfishing, and simmer potsBy Adeline DimondICYMI like I did, last week...
Solve the right problems by questioning your assumptions
👋 Thursday!Issue #262: balancing confidence and humility, serious hobbies, and hi-res writingBy Harris SockelHumans have a...
The meaning of DeepSeek, or: the power of constraints
👋 Hello againIssue #261: the early days of Etsy, morality rankings, and getting out thereBy Harris...
Three Academic and Scholarly Experts Share Their Top Medium Tips
The transcript below was edited for clarity and readability, but please feel free to watch the...
Being a “learn-it-all” will get you way further than being a “know-it-all”
🎂 We forgot to mention this last Friday, but the Medium Newsletter is officially 1 year...
How big things start small, or: the story of Black History Month
👋 Welcome backIssue #259: asking yourself why, Brian Eno’s life advice, and courageBy Harris SockelIn 1926,...
What do dying people regret the most? Living an inauthentic life.
In one of the most popular Medium stories ever (featured in issue #105), Methodist pastor Lydia...
A former New York Times Covid reporter on the pandemic’s origins
✌ Hello againIssue #257: postmodern AI, twee-isms, and sparksBy Harris SockelA quick correction: In an earlier...
You will find your people
🌙 Happy Lunar New Year!Issue #256: the United States of Breakfast, midlife crises, and having funBy...
How to turn your Threads, Bluesky, or X thread into a Medium story
Add italics and bolding to highlight specific ideas. You can also separate sections using H1 and...
The writer who reviewed every record on Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time’ list
👋 HolaIssue #255: laughtivism, DeepSeek, and compartmentalizationBy Harris SockelLast weekend, I spent several hours digging into...
Inspiring ideas are rarely incremental
👋 We’re back!Issue #254: Severance, subtweets, and sauceBy Harris SockelA few years ago, I was on...
Don’t take sides during meetings. Try on these 6 hats instead.
✌️ See you next weekIssue #253: scrobbling, sign language, and self-perceptionBy Harris Sockel“The problem with normal...
Use this flowchart to make tough decisions easier
⏳ Not to freak you out or anything, but we’re already 6.12% of our way through...
Why it took 37 years for the U.S. to ban Red №3
👋 Welcome backIssue #251: letting go of assumptions + self-imposed urgencyBy Harris SockelCandy corn. Pez. Maraschino...
Maybe what you’re feeling is “automation anxiety”
🤖 I swear to God a human wrote thisIssue #250: foraging, pickling, and dead husbands who...
The “nine-word problem” of civil rights discourse
🇺🇸 It’s MLK Jr. Day and Inauguration Day today here in the U.S. — so we’re...
What the end of Meta’s moderation means
📆 Today is Friday, January 17th. There’s only one other Friday the 17th in 2025, happening...
Why TikTokers are flocking to Xiaohongshu
📱 One of my lightly held 2025 resolutions is to stop picking up my phone when...
The inevitable future of self-driving cars
🚗 Hello and welcome backIssue #251: wildfires, knives, and lesser-known reading recsLate last year, I was...
You can teach others how to respect your time
👋 Somehow, we’re (almost) halfway through JanuaryIssue #246: making a mobile game, empathy v. accountability, and...
Join us for an Academics Hour
On Wednesday, January 29th from 12–1pm ET (9–10am PT), we’re holding a free webinar for anyone...
A dispatch from Los Angeles
☀️ We’re back with the Medium NewsletterIssue #244: Louise Bourgeois, imperfect information, and the best outdoor...
Listening to someone is not the same as agreeing with them
✌️ Be safe this weekendIssue #243: literary rejections, good storytelling, and unconscious envyI’m guessing some of...
Why we’ve suspended Partner Program accounts this week
Image created by Jason CombsAs we’ve written here before, part of being a platform is dealing...
