ideal of user engagement
Are users engaged enough in your service to ignore a cataclysm happening just outside their windows? … Read the post ideal of user engagement
economics of attention
understanding the economics of time and attention, which are the ultimate scarce goods
building a fire on a whale-turtle island
The Physiologus, a 2nd-to-4th-century didactic Greek Christian text, spread across western Eurasia the story of building a fire on a whale-turtle island. … Read the post building a fire on a whale-turtle island
early Islamic stories shift heroes from deeds to ideals
Compared to ancient Greek stories, early Islamic stories shift narrative weight from deeds to ideals. … Read the post early Islamic stories shift heroes from deeds to ideals
logic of substitutes in ancient materia medica
Ancient lists of substitutes among materia medica didn’t systematically consider logical relations among the substitutes. … Read the post logic of substitutes in ancient materia medica
poetic currency of ancient Islamic social distinction
Poetry was a common currency for claiming social distinction in the ancient Islamic world. … Read the post poetic currency of ancient Islamic social distinction