MMORPGs – From the Beginning to Beyond

Online games have come of age. Starting from the 70s on ARPANET to the full-fledged MMORPGs in the 21st century, this genre of games has evolved significantly. RuneScape is testimony of the over two decades of MMORPGs history among other popular games that have captivated people all over the globe. Here is the story of the beginning and becoming…

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The Greatest Story Ever Sold 💵

Life Two weeks ago, I wrote about how money mistakes are temporary. My main argument was that unlike other kinds of mistakes, money mistakes rarely have permanent consequences. I’ll return to that in this post, but first let’s consider a few things that have happened this month: We’ve all been hearing about NFTs, also known as “non-fungible tokens,” also…

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Regret Is an Unreliable Emotion

Life I have long believed that thinking about regret is a powerful motivator for action. When you’re feeling indecisive, trying to figure out if a particular step is a good one, consider how you’ll feel if you don’t take the step. Often this leads you to what seems like the right direction. But while mental models can be helpful,…

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The Present-Day Time Machine

Life “Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now.” -Lin-Manuel Miranda, from Hamilton of course— Most of us can think of times in our lives that we’d like to relive. Some of these memories may consist of experiences we’d like to redo—those things we wish we could go back and change. Other memories, however, are…

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Do Hard Things Because They Are Hard

Travel Last week I went to Utah to run an unusual marathon. My time was well over two hours slower than any marathon I’ve done, but that was by design—I was running with someone who was doing a series of extreme events back-to-back, every day for 100 days in a row. The pace, therefore, was slow. His name is…

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Lessons from an Errant Rocket Ship

Life From time to time, it’s good to be reminded of your insignificance. Last week provided an opportunity in the form of a Chinese rocket that was falling to the earth. Perhaps you heard about it. Thankfully, all was well in the end, but until it landed, no one knew where the rocket would touch down. It could have…

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TEDMED 2020 Meetups

TEDMED Meetups, uniquely designed conversations, engage the entire TEDMED community to share their individual perspectives and voices to help improve humanity’s health. Read on to view some of the details of these captivating conversations taking place at TEDMED 2020. Meetup 1 Tuesday, March 3rd, 8:00 am- 8:45 am Climate and Culture, A Health Equity Conversation Hosted by RWJF and…

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Q&A with Peter Piot about COVID-19

At TEDMED’s gathering in Boston, we had the opportunity to interview on stage the world’s top virologist, Peter Piot. In plain English, Peter provided solid scientific knowledge about COVID-19 and how to cope with it. Short answers, clear explanations. Based on that live interview here is a written Q & A supporting the responses to 100 questions on COVID-19…

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Recent Classical Highlights

One thing that attracts classical music fans is the way old favorites sound familiar and yet new each time a piece is performed. Among this month’s reviews are fresh recordings of Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 conducted by Herbert Blomstedt; Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado, and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto played by Fenella Humphreys. Other pillars of the…

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