WIRED
The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming
8 min · · Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing. · Shared by 732, including Jeff Atwood, The 420 Radio Show 🇨🇦💨💨✌️, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, MDS, Danny Sullivan, Shervin 🚀 ∞ 🚄, Andreas Staub, Christopher Mims 🤌, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Mathew Ingram, Simon Hix, Marc Benioff, Carla Gentry 🎶, John Koetsier, OM, Azeem Azhar, DHH, Rene Ritchie, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The New Yorker
The Man Who Thought Too Fast
5 min · · Frank Ramsey—a philosopher, economist, and mathematician—was one of the greatest minds of the last century. Have we caught up with him yet? · Shared by 687, including Gregg Caruso, Edward Tufte, Guy Longworth, Matthias Lampe, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us), John Tasioulas, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Thomas Power, Nathan Baschez 📧, justin caouette, Aníbal M. Astobiza, Dr. A.S. Barwich, Paola Antonelli, Christian Surchi, David Papineau, Anita Leirfall, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Barry C Smith, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Tim Crane
WIRED
The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder
2 min · · Lee Holloway programmed internet security firm Cloudflare into being. But then he became apathetic, distant, and unpredictable—for a long time, no one could make sense of it. · Shared by 661, including Luca Like, Noel Jacob, Brett Errington, Clemens, Matthew Herper, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Thomas Euler, Nathan Baschez 📧, Lauren Holliday, Mathew Ingram, Bryan Onel, Simo Ahava, Ty Smith, Mark Little, Christian Surchi, Polina M. Pompliano, Backchannel, Thomas Power, Matthew Turland, John Koetsier
Fast Company
How to work with someone who isn’t emotionally intelligent
3 min · · If you ever worked with someone who is volatile, temperamental, moody, or simply grumpy, you will understand the difficulties. Here are ways to cope. · Shared by 302, including Jonathan Kogan, LoriBeth, Liliane Ferrari ™, 瑞拿頭, Thomas Power, Lee Keyes
The Atlantic
Meritocracy’s Miserable Winners
10 min · · The system that’s widened the gap between the rich and everyone else has also turned elite life into an endless, terrible competition. Maybe there’s a way out. · Shared by 216, including Dave Nussbaum, David Nagel, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Antonio Vieira Santos, Christina Hoff Sommers, Matthias Lampe, Bradley Metrock, Dr Jordan B Peterson, Tim Müller, Gregory B. Sadler 🦉 (no blue check, just owl), Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, John Tasioulas, Charles Baldwin, Scott Galloway, Stowe Boyd, Rick Powell, Tara Imani, AIA, ...und meine Frau ist auch Elon Musk!, Anita Leirfall, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️
Bret Victor
Bret Victor, beast of burden
2 min · · Chapter Three Notes: Drawing Dynamic Visualizations Notes: Media for Thinking the Unthinkable · Shared by 173, including Minnix, Peter Steinberger, Manas, Florian Hanke 🍎, @JanWillemTulp@vis.social, Paulo Gaspar, Sascha Brossmann (he/him) 🇪🇺🇺🇦, Mark Bao, Michael Nielsen, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, satchit, Courtney Bolton ★, Brian, Philippe Gauvin, Vikram Dutt, Danielle Fong 🙋🏻♀️, Ludovic Claude, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Kane Mar, Victor Lee
Corporate Rebels
Psychological Safety: How Pioneers Create Engaged Workforces
10 min · · Imagine working in a team where it’s safe to take risks—in a team where mistakes are not held against you. Imagine working with colleagues who can raise tough problems and issues with people who… · Shared by 171, including Jonathan Kogan, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina, Katja Evertz, 瑞拿頭, Konrad Weber, Amy Edmondson, Thomas Power, Tauno, Matthias Lampe, Sergio Caredda, Tom Connor
The Guardian
The machine always wins: what drives our addiction to social media
16+ min · · The long read: Social media was supposed to liberate us, but for many people it has proved addictive, punishing and toxic. What keeps us hooked? · Shared by 160, including Ariane van der Veen, Rajesh Pancholi, Thomas Billeter, Ste Davies, Jane, luis antónio santos, Gary Thomas 🌐, Marsha Collier, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, 瑞拿頭, Bill Johnston, Rich Baird, davidabrock, Dean Anthony Gratton, Stephanie A Kowalski, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl
Harvard Business Review
Why Employees Don’t Share Knowledge with Each Other
4 min · · Often it’s because of how jobs are designed. · Shared by 103, including Ines Bieler, Mike Taylor, 瑞拿頭, rudolph regter, Nick Floro, Antonio Vieira Santos, Maurizio Tondolo, Tom Connor, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Thomas Pleil, Thomas Wong, Tiago Forte, Jonathan Kogan, Gerrit Eicker, Andreia Costa 🇵🇹, Johannes Dornisch
First Round
Our 6 Must Reads for Cutting Through Conflict and Tough Conversations
20+ min · · Big ideas, strong-willed characters, impossible deadlines and close quarters — if you wrote out a recipe for conflict, it might bear an uncanny resemblance to the high-stakes, pressure-cooker… · Shared by 100, including 瑞拿頭, Josh Kopelman, Johannes Dornisch, Linus Basig, Jonathan Kogan, Matthias Kahr, Oscar MacDonald, Tom Connor, Yvette Dubel, JD Prater
The New York Times
How to Get Every Email Returned
5 min · · Or at least how to try. · Shared by 83, including Phrasee, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Vincenzo Tremonte, 瑞拿頭, ReturnPath from Validity, Chris Schultz✌️ & ❤️, Jacob Jarnvall, Clemens M. Schuster
Forbes
He Built A $1 Billion Business Where All 700 Employees Work Remotely
5 min · · Sid Sijbrandij knows a thing or two about building, scaling and even walking away from companies. His current venture is on its way to $500 million in revenue and is valued at over $1 billion. · Shared by 62, including 瑞拿頭, Thomas Power, Adam Singer, Jonathan Kogan
Harvard Business Review
Jony Ive and the Myth that Only Certain People Can Design
3 min · · Take inspiration from his work by making something yourself. · Shared by 61, including JP Nicols 🇺🇸🇺🇦, Oliver Reichenstein, philipptemmel, 瑞拿頭, UX Design Weekly, Antonio Vieira Santos, Gabriele
Forbes
The Skype Mafia: Who Are They And Where Are They Now?
11+ min · · They built one of the most successful tech companies to have ever emerged from Europe but what have Skype's founding team done since its $8.5 billion sale to Microsoft in 2011? · Shared by 59, including Robin Klein, Thomas Power, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Jonathan Kogan, 瑞拿頭, Christian Fauteux
The New York Times
Why Fiction Trumps Truth
6 min · · We humans know more truths than any species on earth. Yet we also believe the most falsehoods. · Shared by 53, including Yuval Noah Harari, Beto Esquivel, Dominik Grolimund, Mathew Ingram, 瑞拿頭, Miles Kimball, Saad Hasnain
The Cut
Ask Polly: My In-Laws Are Careless About My Deadly Food Allergy!
8 min · · Sometimes there’s nothing you can do but keep your distance. · Shared by 49, including Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, Mathew Ingram, Guy Kawasaki, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Scott Hanselman 🌮, 瑞拿頭, Liv 😷