The #1 reason why we fail to teach math: we present it as knowledge without telling kids it's a motor skill developed by practicing unseen actions in your head. Passive listening is useless, yet we never say it. We’re basically asking kids to take notes during yoga lessons.

France: "This was nice let's do some art and some weird stuff to close the show and it'll be nice" America: "STAR SPANGLED BANNER. TOM CRUISE. GUITARS. MOTORBIKES. RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS"

1952. 🤩

"man these Romans were so stupid, not realizing they were poisoning themselves with lead & stuff"

Disrespect doesn’t just make people feel bad. It leads them to perform worse. Evidence from medical teams: Even a single insult decreases the quality of diagnoses and procedures. Rudeness disrupts focus and undermines collaboration. Civility is not optional. It’s vital.

Great thread. In a similar vein, I'm gonna take this opportunity to take this hot, controversial & incredibly politicised topic to make a couple of points about measurement theory (which usually makes people go to sleep). 1/

En musique, il y a des gens qui gagnent beaucoup d'argent en faisant de la "daube" et puis il y a des "bricoleurs" qui n'en gagnent pas autant mais qui font une meilleure musique🎶. Voici "Les Fo'Plafonds", un groupe français original. (Visible sur YouTube). Qu'en pensez-vous ?

It cost 3 kWh to run a load of laundry in the 1980s, and just 0.5 kWh now. That would be 3 kg of carbon then, and only 0.2 kg today. Washing machines have become 15x more efficient, with no signs of stopping, and these people think *now* is the time to go back to washboards.

🚗What's happening to Europe's car industry is one of the biggest stories in the world right now, & prob the biggest story of next year too. A slow motion implosion driven by multiple factors (esp Chinese competition). Watch my primer on what's going on👇

For those contemplating a detox or cleanse in the new year, here’s a toxicologist’s explanation of how they work: They don’t

President of the United States

The Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) that lets ships ride on a low-friction 'air carpet': youtu.be/1RZ0UOIITMk It was already demonstrated to reduce fuel consumption by 13% in its first trials.

Estoril 😵‍💫

Parque frente Casino Estoril

66% of Parisians voted today to create 500 additional pedestrian streets, replacing over 10,000 parking spots with green space and enhanced pedestrian infrastructure. 📍 Paris 🇫🇷

So you’re telling me we got the rest of the world to do the lowest value, lowest profit margin, most capital intensive, and most cyclical parts of economic activity. And in exchange, they gave our companies the cheapest priced goods in the world to resell and thrive off of.

When magnetic compasses came to Europe in the 12th c., ship captains had to hide them from sailors who by and large thought magnets were a form of witchcraft and refused to sail in their presence. Ship captain, sailor, and magnet are always with us in new and different forms.

The wiser you become, the less you argue, because you begin to see that people defend identity, not truth. Silence replaces correction, not out of arrogance, but because explanation no longer feels worth it.

This hits. So good. The Economist