Rest in peace, Oma. 5tern.com/2024/04/29/oma/

Sharing 8 meals a week with people has the same happiness boost as DOUBLING your income. And yet we eat alone 53% more than we did 20 years ago.

This is self-harming behavior, because it’s precisely by guaranteeing our rights to our enemies that we preserve them for us in the long run. (Guaranteeing our rights to our enemies doesn’t mean not doing anything; it’s actually what enables us to do a lot without backlash.)

This is genuinely surprising to me. If it holds up as a result, I think it suggests that the shocking thing about Luigi, 10/7, and this was not so much that more people are pro-murder but that it's much easier to see them since everyone shares all their opinions constantly.

💡 Debate isn’t about comfort, it’s about preparation. For HxA's inquisitive, Brendan Stern explains why Deaf America’s debates carry lessons for the nation as a whole:

🎓 The world’s only four-year university for deaf students — Gallaudet University — is a microcosmic example of how heterodoxy leads to flourishing.

🎓 The world’s only four-year university for deaf students — Gallaudet University — is a microcosmic example of how heterodoxy leads to flourishing. From @BrendanUStern:

💡 Debate isn’t about comfort, it’s about preparation. For HxA's inquisitive, @BrendanUStern explains why Deaf America’s debates carry lessons for the nation as a whole:

Here's an amazingly insightful essay on the need for viewpoint diversity in debates within the deaf community, by Gallaudet prof. @BrendanUStern. He traces out the dynamics and dangers of orthodoxy for his diverse community: inquisitivemag.org/articles/…

Thanks, @chipmunkcream, for reminding me that curiosity beats certainty and for keeping us all on our toes. I’ll miss you deeply. So will your classmates, who loved watching you make your professors sweat for sport. gallaudet.edu/commencement/c…

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones. "There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. "If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice! "Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."

Ever wondered about the story behind CDDA's logo? Here's the answer you've been looking for!

It's kind of exhilarating to disagree with someone who has a fantastic thought process. Like a call to adventure.

As a political scientist and a debate coach, I have sadistic ambitions that my 8-year-old son will enjoy political theater as much as I do, which is why I let him watch the first GOP presidential debate with me. It was an eye-opening experience. 5tern.com/2023/09/05/politic…

Freedom: to choose your suffering.

🎉 Exciting news from @GallaudetU! Learn more about the launch of Gallaudet's groundbreaking debate program here: gallaudet.edu/academic-affai…

Here are 5 of the most interesting political misconceptions that exist and persist in America today 🧵

My favorite question in 2023: What is ignored by the media -- but will be studied by historians? Here's the 9 best examples: