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The Lonely World of Earbuds
Across six time zones, Americans sit in traffic, wait on platforms, and squeeze between strangers. We spend an average of 26.9 minutes...
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Apr 22, 20195 min read


Japan’s Lost Generation
Jun, an eighteen-year-old student from a Tokyo suburb, was in despair. He had just failed the entrance examination for the national...
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Jan 28, 20165 min read


Rhode Island and the Right to be Sick
As the leaves change color and the temperature drops, winter and the flu season are fast approaching. With the chill also comes the...
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Nov 7, 20135 min read


Supply Side Part II: Getting Women to Pursue Computer Science
A couple weeks ago, I mocked Twitter CEO Dick Costolo for citing a “supply-side problem” recruiting female employees (and, crucially,...
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Oct 29, 20134 min read


The Supply-Side Fallacy: Women, Entrepreneurship, and Catering to the Real Audience
Twitter, my preferred source for weird Pokémon quotes, Marxist sex tips, and pictures of baby animals, made headlines last week for...
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Oct 15, 20134 min read
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