David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
How Atheists and Believers Get It Wrong
Atheists and believers always get it wrong, but is one more wrong than the other? Both come off as so much noise. It’s like watching ping pong, a set of furious volleys, where neither player realizes the pong they’re pinging…
San Francisco Point of View
San Francisco point of view… “Walking through a park in San Francisco, I found an abandoned hopscotch court just as the sun set. It had a kind of lost childhood, haunting feel that I couldn’t resist.” Photographer Deborah Julian
Your Little ToE? Simple, Easy Theory of Everything
Your Little TOE… Do you believe that a single theory, say, a brilliant equation, a religious belief or a universal philosophy that puts the whole shebang together in a single basket of truth, a Theory of Everything, might explain the…
Reality Therapy: Embrace change and find peace
One of the most influential therapists in history, William Glasser developed Reality Therapy to help people get unstuck and make meaningful changes. His theory on choice is that we have three choices when faced with a situation: resistance (where you…
Behind the Counter, a New Political Force Takes On The New York Post and Trump
Behind the counter, a new political force… Yemeni-American bodega owners in New York City organized a boycott of the newspaper over what they see as anti-Muslim bias.
Roberto Monticello: From Cuban Refugee to Mayor of Meatpacking and Global Advocate
Who is Mayor of Meatpacking, and how did Roberto Monticello get that title? More important, why is he better known for that than for his enormous good works?
What Is Computer Vision Syndrome? How To Treat It
What is Computer Vision Syndrome? If you spend a lot of your working hours staring at a screen, you probably sometimes have the same dry, burning eyes and blurred vision so many others do. There’s a name for it: Computer…
Going To Paris Pleasures, But Getting Out Of Town…?
“We are going to Paris,” she said, “damnit.” No doubt, we were. But there was one, big obstacle.
My Greatest Hit as a Gag Writer, Yours for Free
My greatest hit as a gag writer put much needed money in my pocket when I needed it most, but real insight into the perils was yet to come. by David Stone Just for fun… I was paid $75 for…
Secrets of Meditation, Mysteries of Sleep
Secrets of meditation blend with the mysteries of sleep. They’re close cousins, maybe twins. Where do you go? Into what unexplored universe do you wander when your eyes close, your breath slows and the room is quiet and comfortable? Related:…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor