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A twice-weekly newsletter on the forces that shape college football, including history, business, politics, media, and more. Also, jokes. Twice a week, I’ll share some news and analysis about some the forces that shape college football beyond ...
When Elon Musk wanted to tell people about his quest to colonise Mars and get the world off fossil fuels, he called Tim to write the story. Superhuman logic and stick men drawings that will completely rewire your brain.
Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn’t repeat itself; it rhymes.
To understand the present, we have to understand how we got here.
That’s where this newsletter comes in.
I’m a professor of American history.
Subscribe for updates on “BASELINE,” a documentary series that aims to tell the story of the climate crisis beyond a human lifetime. Four locations, every five years — until 2050. Think of “BASELINE” as...
It’s weird that so many of us make hasty predictions about how runners will rank at the U SPORTS championship. We should know by now that individual rankings based on September results are often bogus. My...
A daily non-coronavirus newsletter about literally anything else going on.
We believe there’s nothing more important than staying on top of what’s happening with COVID-19 (wear a mask!).
However, we’re starting to feel a little news fatigue.
Fourteen years ago, I started my first blog and promptly stopped sending group emails to my friends. Eventually, I guess everything comes full circle.
If you’re here, it’s probably because you already know my work and like my voice enough to...
A summary of beautifully curated notes about science, technology, and all the mesmerizing things indistinguishable from magic. Wisdom is delivered as 2 minutes shots, delivered every 2 days, because we know you are busy