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Chickens and Airplanes
It's Easy: Don't Fall Down
Take a moment to consider a physical skill that you're good at. Snowboarding, perhaps. Or surfing, riding a bike or even slacklining.
Now, think about what you would say if you had to write down a step by step guide for how... -
Signaling and Biases
I Have Wings!
The appeal of a can of Red Bull does not lie in its materials. It did not become popular because it contains 80 milligrams caffeine plus some sugar and amino acids. It took off because the brand was associated with freefalling skydivers, cliff-dropping mountain bikers, weekend... -
Two a Days
Playa Guiones
A common request I get is for workout tips while traveling. Many people have a good routine going at home and are able to eat and train consistently in their familiar gyms and in their own kitchen or at the restaurants they know well, but aren't sure... -
The Healing Power of Lard
If you've paid much attention to nutrition in the past few years, you'll know that the saturated-fat is-evil-eat-more-wonderbread-food-pyramid lipid hypothesis has been pretty solidly disproven. Yes, there will always be a few diehards clinging to what the USDA taught them in grade school, but not too many people are...