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To Be And To Last #37
This week we explore why banks are jealous of gift cards, the word game that saved BASE jumpers from a felony charge, and one view of the North American…
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To Be And To Last #41
This week we explore the perfect timezone app, a $900 million accidental money transfer, and Feynman’s story of fire.
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To Be And To Last #38
This week we play with sand, roast popular business books, and look at China’s stock market.
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To Be And To Last #39
This week we enjoy the complexity of reality, the simplicity of a perfect buzz cut, and the random beauty of our world.
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Italian Cashmere, Journalistic Skepticism, and Challenging Experiences
To Be And To Last #44
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To Be And To Last #36
This week we explore digital James Bond, second-order effects in Tanzania, and a scoreboard for your day.
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To Be And To Last #32
This week we explore the philosophy of Shopify, a formula to make gratitude more expressible, and a special number format for spreadsheet nerds like me.
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To Be And To Last #43
This week we explore the futuristic ice cream that’s now old news, the California driving technique that will earn you a ticket in Oregon, and a robot…
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Seller's remorse, sprinting marathoners, and frustrated students
To Be And To Last #45
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To Be And To Last #16
This week we explore a $20B insolvency, ISIS activity in Africa, and Fortnight’s latest battle royale against Apple.
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To Be And To Last #9
This week we explore effective work rules, nuclear fuel safety, and the incredible lives of two Alexandre Dumas’s.
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