Category Archives: Education

Why Are the Oceans Salty? Because People Have Been Peeing for 10,000 Years, Obviously.

Posted on 2026-10-16 by The Narrator

My wife and I were sitting in a restaurant when the kid at the next table asked a perfectly reasonable question. “Why are the oceans salty?” It’s a good question. It’s the kind of question that has occupied geologists, oceanographers, … Continue reading →

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The One Percent Civilization: Why You Don’t Have to Be a Genius to Change the World

Posted on 2026-09-03 by The Narrator

A while back, I wrote about the daughter of a friend who reached an extraordinary milestone in her musical education. It was a story about talent, hard work, risk and the terrifying decision to pursue something difficult when there is … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful Risk of Chasing a Difficult Dream

Posted on 2026-05-12 by The Narrator

Sometimes the “rockstar” jobs pay surprisingly little. Not the literal rockstars, mind you. The ones who make it to stadium tours on private jets usually do just fine. I mean the professions that people grow up romanticizing. The careers where … Continue reading →

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The Real Value of Your Diploma: Why a Tier 1 Party School Changed My Life

Posted on 2025-10-20 by The Narrator

I’m a big fan of education and I have a confession to make. I went to a Tier 1 Party School. You know the type, a university that regularly makes the Top 10 “Most Fun” lists, where the weekends start … Continue reading →

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