Our brains operate on about 20 watts of power. A candle operates on about 80 watts. An AI data center consumes about 1 billion watts..

What would it mean to our current condition if we leaned into "won" over "winnem?"

What if the anger is an expression of a stage of grief?

What we feel most has no name but amber, archers, cinnamon, horses, and birds.

As much as toasters have brought me happiness over a lifetime of relationships with them, I never felt the urge to thank one.

There are times we don’t know what we’re looking for when we engage one another. We want the other’s thoughts. We want them to brainstorm, associate, cluster, explore, dump out the contents of their brains into view so we can sift and see if there’s anything there useful or interesting. This kind of thinking is what gets generated from open-ended questions.

What's on your mind?

My friend, Matt, has had a long career in public relations and communications, and introduced me to the term, "committing candor" when a politician or public-facing official actually says what's on their mind in a deviation from the message, talking points, or informationless response they were trained to deliver.

At home, Ada Yonath was always questioning.

"My mother said I was always asking, 'Why is that red?' and 'Why do we have winter?' and 'Why is this liquid more viscous?"

"Despite her parents’ lack of resources or formal education, they supported their daughter’s evident curiosity and, with the help of an encouraging kindergarten teacher, sent her to a prestigious grammar school."