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The Intelligence We Cannot Imagine
Two Puddles Under the Same Sky After rain, a shallow pool of water remains in a backyard in Japan. Someone walking past might notice the reflection of the sky, step around the…
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A Future That Still Looks Unfamiliar
The Future Remembered from Childhood A few video clips on YouTube brought back a future I had encountered as a child. They featured the work of Luigi Colani: cars with extraordinary contours,…
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A Sober Eye on the Hustle
The Anatomy of a Modern Feed Open any social media feed geared toward professional life, and a predictable rhythm quickly reveals itself. An account holder recounts rising before dawn, completing an aggressive…
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Tom Yonashiro is a writer with a background in philosophy, religion, technology, and cybersecurity marketing. He writes to translate life’s complexities into meaning.