The first few moves of a chess game give the player almost unlimited freedom. There are countless legal moves, and nothing to constrain the choices that a ...

While it’s likely that you own a bike, you probably don’t have a front-wheel recumbent bicycle in your garage.Even though it’s more efficient, more ...

We can tell from the words. “I’m just doing my job.” “Will this be on the test?” “Don’t blame me.” “It’s what everyone else is wearing.”Keep your head ...

A few years ago, I posted about the hardware setup you can use to look better and feel better when working in a distributed organization.Since then, ...

They’re toxic, wasteful and a tempting trap.It’s one of the most important topics in my new book.(And here’s a new podcast on it).We need ...

If a placebo heals your illness, does that mean it was all in your head in the first place? That you weren’t really sick, or didn’t really want to get ...

Computer adventure games were possible in the 1980s because of a bit of code called a ‘parser’. You could type, “pick up the axe” and the computer would ...

To celebrate the new book, here are some limited edition swag options to benefit good causes and independent craftspeople.You can find them all at ...

When the gas car was first introduced, it couldn’t compete with horses. After all, we’d had thousands of years to optimize our systems around horseback, ...

“I” is first person.“You” is second person.“She” “They” “It” are all third person.So far, so good.But how can ChatGPT use the word “I”? And ...