This is a poem about what stays even after it’s gone. It’s inspired by phantom limb syndrome, when the body feels the presence of something ...

This is a poem about the fragile leap between one thought and the next. It’s inspired by the way electrical impulses jump across synapses, w...

This is a poem about cutting and keeping, about how something whole can be reshaped by removing pieces. It’s inspired by RNA splicing, but a...

The Day Joy Hurt Theo had everything he could ask for. A quiet home in the clouds, weekly check-ins with his emotion dietist, and an endless...

A Nation in Turmoil In 1968, the United States felt like a nation at war with itself. The Vietnam War was escalating, the civil rights movem...

The Morning of August 6, 1945 The morning of August 6, 1945, began like any other. In Hiroshima, children walked to school holding lunch box...

Play Smarter with Game Theory Level 6: Seeing Life as a Game At first glance, game theory seems like something only economists or mathematic...

Play Smarter with Game Theory Level 5: The Hawk and the Dove - How Nature Plays Games Without Thinking So far, we’ve looked at game theory i...

Play Smarter with Game Theory Level 4: Mixed Strategies - How to Keep Your Opponent Guessing In a penalty kick, the kicker has to choose whe...

Play Smarter with Game Theory Level 3: Stag Hunt - Why the Safe Option Isn’t Always the Smart One Two hunters in a forest can either work to...

Play Smarter with Game Theory Level 2: Prisoner's Dilemma - Why We Sometimes Betray the People We Should Trust Imagine this: you and a f...

Play Smarter with Game Theory Level 1: Why Everyone Is Playing Games (All the Time) This morning, you probably played at least three games b...