There’s a reason people have kept boxes of old letters, dog-eared books, ticket stubs, and notebooks filled with half-thoughts. These objects hold more than memories, they hold presence. In a world more and more in favor of speed, convenience, and endless scroll, analog asks something different of us. It demands attention. It slows us down. And in that slowing, in the tactile act of holding and making, we begin to recover meaning, connection, and a deeper sense of ourselves. Analog is not nostalgia. It is a way of staying human in an increasingly weightless world.
The Surprising Link Between Music and Intelligence
What does music have to do with intelligence and brain power? It turns out, quite a lot! Through my research for Super Genius Society I've discovered that if I want to boost my kids' intelligence and cognitive development, I don't need to rely on new technology or screens. Instead, music education, and more specifically learning to play a musical instrument is incredibly effective. I came across an MIT study on the benefits of music to cognitive development conducted in 2020 which revealed that it’s not coding which increases brain power, but learning to play music. Whether singing or playing an instrument, making music is highly beneficial for young minds, for all minds in fact.
Epistemicide Part 3: Who Got Erased And How to Recover What Was Lost
What happens when stories, songs, and structures are rewritten or erased altogether? In this final part of our Epistemicide series, we trace the loss of knowledge across the arts, architecture, music, literature, and language. But this isn’t just about mourning the erased. It’s about recovering what was lost, resisting with curiosity, and building a culture of memory and imagination. From banned books to folk art to fast food buildings, nothing is too niche, too “lowbrow.” And it's never too late to learn or to remember.
There’s a reason people have kept boxes of old letters, dog-eared books, ticket stubs, and notebooks filled with half-thoughts. These objects hold more than memories, they hold presence. In a world more and more in favor of speed, convenience, and endless scroll, analog asks something different of us. It demands attention. It slows us down. And in that slowing, in the tactile act of holding and making, we begin to recover meaning, connection, and a deeper sense of ourselves. Analog is not nostalgia. It is a way of staying human in an increasingly weightless world.
Epistemicide Part 3: Who Got Erased And How to Recover What Was Lost
What happens when stories, songs, and structures are rewritten or erased altogether? In this final part of our Epistemicide series, we trace the loss of knowledge across the arts, architecture, music, literature, and language. But this isn’t just about mourning the erased. It’s about recovering what was lost, resisting with curiosity, and building a culture of memory and imagination. From banned books to folk art to fast food buildings, nothing is too niche, too “lowbrow.” And it's never too late to learn or to remember.
The Surprising Link Between Music and Intelligence
What does music have to do with intelligence and brain power? It turns out, quite a lot! Through my research for Super Genius Society I've discovered that if I want to boost my kids' intelligence and cognitive development, I don't need to rely on new technology or screens. Instead, music education, and more specifically learning to play a musical instrument is incredibly effective. I came across an MIT study on the benefits of music to cognitive development conducted in 2020 which revealed that it’s not coding which increases brain power, but learning to play music. Whether singing or playing an instrument, making music is highly beneficial for young minds, for all minds in fact.
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