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Consider the diet of animals in a size-adjusted fashion: if we scale a meal by the weight of the creature eating it, we can intuitively understand how much a cat / bird / bug / whatever is eating in relative terms.

May 31, 2021

Beasts, Culture, Education, Environment

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Background: Animals have varying caloric requirements: usually, larger/warmer ones need to eat more. The Issue: When a small animal eats a small portion of food, it’s hard to intuitively understand how much food that is at a human scale. For example, if a sparrow eats a single sesame seed, is that equivalent to a human…
Worried that a new student or a new employee will not get enough help in learning the ropes of their new situation? This problem, and many others, can be solved by a giant egg.

Mar 1, 2020

Small Business, UI / UX

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Background: In many situations, such as political debates, the first day at a new school, or the first day on a job, making a good first impression is extremely important. The issue: Unfortunately, it’s hard for a newcomer to reliably make a great first impression if other people aren’t already predisposed to like them. Proposal:…