New podcast episodes coming
I finally managed to push through some mysterious technical issue, and am now in the process of getting my modestly-named podcast listed through iTunes. Which is good, since
A new podcast: Rest with Alex Pang
Yep, I'm starting a podcast. The paperback edition of my book is coming out in a couple days (in the US, that is-- it came out in the
In Squaw Valley
I’m at Squaw Valley for the Gruter Institute conference, giving a talk about the future of work. It’s a very intersting time, and not just because it’s up
‘The anthropologist’s role is to take things that seem natural and point out that they’re not”
In These Times interviews LSE professor David Graeber, author of the new book Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. As he explains it, "A bullshit job is a job that
Esports and the rise of training facilities: Even professional gamers need breaks
not the esports training center in the article The Washington Post has an article about how esports franchises are starting to build training facilities for teams that offers
Interview on Psychologists Off the Clock
The latest episode of the “Psychologists Off the Clock” podcast features a conversation between me and Brown University psychologist Yael Schonbrun, in which we talk about deliberate rest,
New interview on Tracking Wonder with Srini Pillay
The Tracking Wonder podcast has an interview with me and Srini Pillay, a psychiatrist and author of Tinker Dabble Doodle Try. It was a good time, in part
Signals, complexity, and knowledge vs data in baseball
Okay, first a caveat: I go to a few Oakland As games every season, but I'm not a baseball fanatic; I married into the game. My wife agreed
Finland’s basic income experiment ends
Finland has been running a limited experiment with Universal Basic Income, and has decided to pull the plug. The experiment with so-called universal basic income has captured global
“This exam season, don’t forget to rest up:” REST goes to college
Daniel Payne, writing in the Daily Mississippian, makes the case for college students paying attention to rest: Hours of caffeine-fueled work with breaks only long enough to change