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A few samples of the writing you'll get.
Hunter-Gatherers Worked 2-4 Hours a Day. Why Don't We?
For most of human history, people met their needs on a few hours of work a day. The 40-hour week isn't human nature. It's a recent invention. This is where it came from, and where it might be going.
The Eskimo Village That Lost Its Eyesight
After World War II, something strange began happening to the Inuit people of Barrow, Alaska. Their children were becoming nearsighted — at an alarming rate. That’s around the time an optometry researcher named Francis A. Young decided to find out why.
Michelangelo Never Tasted Tomato Sauce
Most famous Italians from history never tasted tomato sauce. That matters more than you think — especially if you've ever felt guilty for changing careers. In this week's newsletter, I unpack why so much of what feels permanent is actually just... inherited.