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Here’s some things worth reading this week: Are the 2010s like the 1930s? (The Guardian) I’m intrigued reading about the Depression, because most first-world living people don’t have a real concept for a world with that kind of scarcity. The world’s worst flavor was designed in a lab by accident (Tedium) Apparently Bitrex is everywhere […]

I’ve been trying to explain to friends for a while why the design of today’s online dating apps don’t work to find them the love they seek. Depending on what you’re looking for, online dating can open a wealth of opportunities and possibilities that your neighborhood simply can’t compete with. One of the things we […]

Here’s the headlines: Bees can train each other to use tools (ArsTechnica) As an undergraduate, I took an insect biology class because I thought it’d be interesting. I didn’t retain much from those days, but bees and ants and their whole order fascinate me. This story tells what I mostly knew, bees are quite smart and […]

Here are this week’s articles: How Albert Woodfox survived solitary (The New Yorker) Why WNBA players go abroad during their offseason. (The Undefeated) You’re about to see a big change to food sell-by dates (Washington Post) How tech campuses hinder diversity (Wired) How America counts its homeless & why so many are overlooked (The Guardian) […]

Anyway, now let’s get to this week’s stories: Sleep-Deprived Judges Dole Our Harsher Punishments (Harvard Business) Turns out, justice is often dependent on a good night’s sleep from those exacting the punishments. McDonalds reinvents the straw (FastCo Design) Coming to a modern art museum near you, McDonalds new milkshake straw? 10 Stubborn Food Myths That […]

Living with a parent most common young adult living arrangement (Pew) For the first time in modern history, more young adults in the U.S. are living with parents than any other living arrangement. Capturing James Baldwin’s Legacy on Screen (The New Yorker) The documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro” is filling up screens all over […]

It’s the February 7th edition of “Stuff Worth Reading” on the #Adulting podcast. I’m your host, Ron Bronson. So in case you were under a rock for the last episode of the podcast, I announced a change to the format. We’re going to do narration of interesting articles worth reading. If you download the Casts […]