Timely Updates

J.R. Raphael boasts about Android's frequent updates compared with competing mobile operating systems.

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Company Account Settings - "Say No to Defaults"

Heather Kelly and Geoffrey Fowler talk about account settings on major internet platforms which need to be tweaked to maximize internet privacy .

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File Management

Monica Chin observes that students no longer come to the university knowing how to organize files for later retrieval.

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Couchsurfing

Andrew Fedorov provides a history of the firm couchsurfing , which began as a cooperative venture and is struggling as a corporation.

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Organizing Kitchen Pots and Pans

Lydia Geisel writes about storing kitchen pots and pans without stacking .

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Hearing Loss

Sarah Scoles writes about the cummulative stresses that lead to hearing loss .

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Advancing Your Career

Rob Cross provides tips for getting promoted .

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Replacing Password Authentication With Two Factor Authentication

Davey Winder discusses how Microsoft is moving away from password authentication.

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Professorial Lecturing

Erik Ofgang explains the value of the traditional lecture for the professor.

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Using Waze

Tom Pritchard shares tips on using the Waze app.

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Try First

Erik OfGang reports on research showing that allowing students to experiment before a lecture helps them retain information . The complete study is here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/00346543211019105.

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Breakthrough COVID

Will Stone recalls his bout with breakthrough COVID .

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Lanternfish: Successful Species

Joshua Learn speculates on the biological history of lanternfish , one of the world's most important fish stocks.

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Rogue Waves

Charlie Wood examines the theory behind rogue waves .

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Free Databases

The Smithsonian has developed a list of free databases .

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Original Work, Frameworks, and Great Writing

Yohei Igarashi muses on the meaning of creativity in an age of AI, or in cultures learning a new medium. He observes that masterful writing is based on a fabric of the commonplace illuminated by brilliant insights.

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The Art of Fugue

Milton Mermikides writes about Bach's craft .

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Cargo Blockage Due to Container Shortage

Julia Horowitz reports on the disruption in the shipping industry due to the cost of returning empty containers to Asian suppliers.

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Trolls

Michael Bérubé offers straight talk on internet trolls, warning those in academia of how to combat the scourge.

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Manumission

Elliot McLaughlin celebrates Robert Carter III, who before his death freed over 500 slaves .

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Learning Skillfully

Paul Penn explains how to study , how to efficiently learn.

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COVID Protocols

Amanda Mull considers the decisions people must make about dining and attending events with the changing COVID protocols . People must also deal with conflicting recommendations.

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Couples Who Love Each Other

Lila McLellan offers tips for a long and happy marriage . She cites a study by Verstaen et al. (2018) which shows that long-term couples tend to engage in humor and mutual validation as they age, and minimize negative emotional behavior.

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What Motivates the Taliban

Ian Fritz reports on what he learned from evesdropping on Taliban fighters .

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Medicare

Andrea Collier explains how she researched her Medicare options .

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Preventing Water Damage

Richard Eisenberg shares how home maintance and computer security are inter-related . Tips on preventing water damage, and guidance on caring for your laptop are provided.

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Diet and Evolution

Brian Handwerk examines the work of anthropologists and medical professionals to speculate on the impact of diet on the inheritance of certain human physical traits. And Bruno Martin is studying the influence of delayed childbearing on fertile life span.

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