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Exploring technology's edge and how it continues to shape how we live, think, feel and find purpose.

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The Cultural Middlemen

Marketing around the world has quietly shifted its rhythm. Translation used to move words across borders; today transcreation carries feeling. The brief isn’t about accuracy so much as resonance. On paper this seems like an upgrade; in practice it creates a new breed of cultural middlemen who interpret, condense,

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Quantum Computing, Minus the Metaphor

If you only heard the marketing hype, you’d think quantum computers have already solved chemistry, toppled the internet, and rewritten business models. The quieter truth is more interesting and more useful: quantum computation is really a way of arranging interference so that certain answers become more likely when you

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The Quiet Unraveling of the Petrodollar System

The petrodollar system began as a geopolitical bargain in the early 1970s, when the United States and Saudi Arabia agreed to price oil only in dollars. That deal helped lock in the dollar’s role as the world’s main reserve currency and shaped much of the global financial system

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The Cognitive Handoff

Sometime around 2018 the way people made decisions quietly shifted. It wasn't dramatic; it crept into everyday life, and most of us barely noticed. What's striking is how invisible the hand is. The algorithm doesn't announce it's rearranging what you see; it

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The Notification Paradox

An average knowledge worker checks their phone 96 times a day. The number grabs attention, but it hides a deeper problem: most of those checks weren't deliberate choices; they were automatic, tiny interruptions that hijack our attention. Recent research in hospitals, cybersecurity centers and general workplaces points to

The Cannabis Market Correction

The Cannabis Market Correction

The numbers tell a story cannabis advocates didn't expect in 2024. In California, the world's largest legal cannabis market, sales fell 12.7% from 2023 to 2024, extending a three-year slide from the 2021 peak of $5.3 billion. Arizona's sales dropped 14% over

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The Differential Engine

Put simply, Jonathan Haidt says social media affects kids in different ways. Family background, gender and political context push children toward different online experiences. This isn't about individual resilience; it's a quiet, systematic sorting process that most parents never notice. The research shows something more specific