Stories by surprisetalk

A personal canon of tech talks and blog posts

Catalytic converters are simple, but getting them to work is not [video]

The Campaign for Vertical Television

Good Web Graveyard

Moravec's Paradox

Bad Habits That Undermine My Productivity

UX Entropy

Soviet Bus Stops Trailer [video]

I Tried It: Should You Microwave Salmon?

Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez)

Alcohol in Early America

The Company Man

The Determinants of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges [pdf]

Chinese Characters Dictation Competition

Birding Is a Booming Hobby–and a Big Business

Fantasy or faith? One company's AI-generated Bible content stirs controversy

The Crete Fleet – Concrete Tugs and Barges from WWI

Larger families have less successful children

The "Marvel Universe" of Faith

Mid-Life Mis-Diagnosed ADHD?

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