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Snake Oil
Once upon a time, snake oil really was medicine.
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Andrew Smith
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The Way that You Love Me
It’s November, 1988.
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Andrew Smith
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Old Wives’ Tales
Writing came about some time in the last few thousand years, but for most of our 300,000 year existence, we’ve passed down knowledge orally.
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Andrew Smith
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The Thomsons
If your mind is anything like mine, the theme song for a famous cartoon started playing in your head when you read the title, The Thomsons.
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Andrew Smith
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The Value of Value
How do you value your time with your family?
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Andrew Smith
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Spherical Bastard
Fritz Zwicky first identified dark matter back in the 1930s.
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Andrew Smith
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Cold Calm
If you need to calm down, you might try splashing some cold water on your face.
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Andrew Smith
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Pause and Paraphrase
Advice for talking to other people is a dime a dozen. There’s an entire self-help industry built around saying the right things instead of putting your…
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Andrew Smith
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Squinting
Try to see something in the same direction where a bright light is shining, and you’ll almost certainly find yourself squeezing your eyelids together…
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Andrew Smith
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File Drawer Problem
Human knowledge has continued to increase over time, with the last few decades of new discoveries picking up intensity and taking on a life all their…
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Andrew Smith
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Jubilee
The word jubilee traces its origins back to ancient Hebrew.
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Andrew Smith
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Bad Hop
I had just been moved from the outfield to the infield.
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Andrew Smith
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