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,...
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.
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:…
Ghost Town Hike: Doodletown, Empty Suburb of New York City
Doodletown, suburban ghost town, tucked so deep in an abandoned valley, we found it only by accident. It’s perfect as a hiking destination and a place worth discovering for several reasons. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small The…
Explore the Mysterious New York Ghost Tunnel
New York’s Ghost Tunnel, conceived in 1963, in a very different New York, wasn’t supposed to be a secret. In February that year, the Transit Authority proposed a two track subway tunnel under 76th Street. They planned for it going…
Walking, Talking With God
Walking, talking with God, one day, I heard, “Let’s get serious.” It was a big voice. But was it God, or was I talking to myself? A Day in the Life I’ve heard God held responsible for all sorts of…
When Seth Godin Killed Squidoo, Was It Really Fraud?
Seth Godin killed Squidoo, the best content writing site on the web. Spammers hurt Squidoo, but writers took the brunt of it… while Godin and HubPages profited. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Intro for Seth Godin Killed…
On the Road, Big Adventures With Guardian Angels
Hitchhiking with guardian angels taught me something. As long as I stayed true to myself, I’d be helped. I could do anything that felt right and things would always be okay. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Crazy…
Broken people: My 9/11 Neighborhood
On a Morning Before the Whole World Changed Broken people, 9/11 neighborhood…Ten years ago, for example, just yesterday really, I climbed up subway steps grimy with the soot of a million shoes before mine. Photo by Deborah Julian / Fine…
How Animals are Smarter Than We Think: Real Life Lessons
That question is the title of a new book by primatologist and bestselling author Frans de Waal. It’s a must-read for fans of writers who open new vistas into how we see ourselves and our place in nature. Are animals…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor