March 11, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on March 11, 2026The Frictionless WorldI had a physics class in high school that, I’ll admit, I didn’t do very well in. But I remember a concept the teacher talked about […]
March 4, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on March 4, 2026How Structure Provides FreedomI previously did a Rise & Whine episode about the book Blue Collar Journal by John Coleman, who was a Harvard College president in the 1970s. […]
February 25, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on February 25, 2026Car Trouble?This morning, when I backed out of a parking spot after a brief stop, I heard a grinding sound. I thought, Oh no, my car isn’t […]
February 18, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on February 18, 2026Getting What You GiveI recently walked by a training room in a building I was visiting, and I noticed something that really stuck with me. The first time I […]
February 11, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on February 11, 2026If You Want to Go FarI was reading a business newsletter this morning, and it mentioned two companies that had partnered on a project. The subheading alluded to a saying: If […]
February 4, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on February 4, 2026Kaos vs. ControlIn one of my favorite old sitcoms, Get Smart, actor Don Adams played Agent 86, Maxwell Smart, who worked for a U.S. spy agency called CONTROL. […]
January 28, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on January 28, 2026The Bottomless BowlIn a fascinating study on how people use visual cues to decide how much to eat, researchers set up two conditions. In the first, participants ate […]
January 21, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on January 21, 2026Holding ServeOne of my favorite expressions in sports comes from the world of tennis: holding serve. This means that the player who is serving wins the games […]
January 14, 2026Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on January 14, 2026The Hamburger DecisionI saw a video the other day about a hamburger stand that only served burgers one way—you either took it as they made it or not […]