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FF Daily #393: The positive deviance approach for habit change
June 9, 2021: Atul Gawande on why simple changes are hard to follow and what really works; Has the pandemic changed economics; Burnout; [Video] Reflections on peace: Michael Caine
Unplanned online education is short-changing our children
A literal and figurative screen has come up between learning and growth on one side and teaching on the other. Two senior school students and a teacher offer a view into a system that is falling short
FF Daily #391: Power dynamics
June 7, 2021: Bertrand Russell on love of power; Covid lessons India failed to learn; Tracing the virus; [Music] Performing Conversations
The Covid lessons India failed to learn from its own history
A conversation with Chinmay Tumbe, author of ‘The Age of Pandemics’, where he talks about lessons from cholera, Spanish influenza and plague; why policy response lags the science; and what this could mean for India’s urbanisation and political leadership
FF Recommends: How to think about higher education
June 5, 2021 | FF Daily #390: Advice for students and parents on how to think about the next steps
FF Daily #389: Meaning of life
June 4, 2021: Jennifer Doudna on life’s dilemmas; 5 best books; Life, attitude, relationships; Hussain and Chaurasia
FF Daily #388: A culture of dedication
June 3, 2021: Pete Davis on committing our time; The costs of Covid; Why people choke under pressure; Live with intention
My five summer books of 2021
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna's work on gene editing; the courage to stand up for what's right; which habits will stay, which will change; adaptive leadership; and giving your career a different direction
FF Daily #387: The limits of ingenuity
June 2, 2021: Elizabeth Kolbert on climate change; Anand Deshpande’s dilemmas; Bootstrapping versus funding; Elegy for the Arctic