Forget old-school dating. This generation is ready to hop straight from an app into bed. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. So goes the common narrative, at least. First of all, is there anything wrong with casual sex and the new technology-mediated approach we use to attain it? And second, what does this change... Continue Reading →
Ep. 4: Why are some people so bad at texting? | Some Scuffs
"Answer my text, you b*tch!" cries PWR BTTM's Liv Bruce emphatically in a song about boys who don't reply texts for hours. Subscribe on iTunes, Google Podcasts or any other podcasting app. The lyrics are totally relatable. Many of us fuss and fret over text messages gone unanswered by people who say they're just bad at... Continue Reading →
Ep. 3: Shark repellent and shooting guns underwater | Some Scuffs
Introducing "Nobody Cares", a segment about things that probably nobody else cares about but I think are cool. Subscribe on iTunes. Back at my previous company, I used to have these moments during our regular brainstorms where I would pitch a story on something I thought was fascinating. Barefoot therapy is purportedly good... Continue Reading →
It’s a man’s world.
"Coding is the most challenging thing I've ever encountered. That's what attracted me to do it." Sitting across me is Michelle Sun. Young, beautiful and highly intelligent, Michelle left her high-paying job as a research analyst at Goldman Sachs, went to Silicon Valley to learn coding from scratch and now owns a coding school for kids, First... Continue Reading →