Expect the Unexpected: Recently we discovered that the entertainer Prince died of a fentanyl overdose. That s... bit.ly/1Ur7rZQ

Peak End Rule: Recently, we had a remarkable dinner at Arioso restaurant in Chili, New Mexico. We dined in an... bit.ly/25VmLpR

Emotional Contagion: We were in Squaw Valley last week, speaking to the California Association of County Trea... bit.ly/1UIgztB

Foreign Accent Syndrome: Growing up on a ranch in Oklahoma, we assumed that everyone sounded just like us– ex... bit.ly/29cg9wp

Bored Octopus: An employee of the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium arrived one morning to find hundreds of gallons ... bit.ly/29EFUpx

Close to Home: After six years of traveling to Santa Fe, we took a tour of the State Capitol. We were surpris... bit.ly/29G6nqL

Quiet before the Storm: Last week, CBS Sunday Morning ran a story about the comic actor Robin Williams. The s... bit.ly/29Z7Uqu

Story Dispenser: What would take the edge off of having to wait for your Starbuck’s, a DMV appointment, or ju... bit.ly/2alVzyc

Wabi-Sabi: We cringed watching the Olympic trials when the female gymnasts fell off the balance beam or took ... bit.ly/2akfE34

Speaker Post: We recently walked into Vancouver’s Museum of Anthropology and said “Wow!” The walls are lined ... bit.ly/2aRUlqm

Forward: We were watching qualifying heats for the Olympic women’s 100m butterfly when the television camera ... bit.ly/2buLY8U

Bronze into Gold: In Olympics beach volleyball, the U.S. favorites lost. The winner of three Gold medals, Ker... bit.ly/2bai4B1

Not about you: During two days of training pitch teams in Chicago this past week, we noted a common theme. Wh... bit.ly/2btpgZA

The Danger of Surprise: Alex Honnold is America’s premier free solo rock climber, with many speed records on ... bit.ly/2bWnfpc

Inside the Story: Powerhouse singer Adele performed recently at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A thoughtf... bit.ly/2cb5lST

Editing Room: We constantly see clients struggling to get through their presentations, saddled with 100+ slid... bit.ly/2cKfsuY

Tomato Ice Cream: Alexandre Couillon opened a restaurant on France’s blustery west coast, in a town not known... bit.ly/2dihmJn

Cod Love Calls: Fish and chips could become a thing of the past. Waters are warming and cod fish are moving n... bit.ly/2eG1xLj

Wind the Spring: Last weekend, we hiked the Echo Lakes trail near Lake Tahoe. One of our party said how much ... bit.ly/2dAI9KJ

The Big Drop: For one hundred thousand generations, hominids advanced slowly because we lacked the physiology... bit.ly/2e3hw1m