GMP Contributor Aaron Gilbreath Is Crowdfunding to Study the Effects of Crowding

crowded, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Kickstarter, social media campaigns, urban life, urban living, internet culture, 21st century life, information age, population density, futurology, predicting the future

“The Future belongs to crowds,” said Don DeLillo. Aaron Gilbreath is embarking on a project to document that future in a new book, “Crowded.”

Confidence Is Chemical

ConfidenceIsChemical

Men are told every day how important it is to be confident. So what does it mean when confidence evaporates with a mild serotonin fluctuation?

Life Keeps Getting Easier

3228099819_40ac3f280e_b

Despite present-day injustice, unequal distribution of wealth, tragedy, and even petty inconvenience, we have much to be grateful for, including the fact that progress marches on.

Why Smoking Is Banned on Airplanes

5975932866_41632d2a3d_b

A tale of chivalry and danger from the days when airline travelers could smoke on commercial flights.

Air Canada Forced Me Out!

shutterstock_95697754

Before he can ascend “high above the mountains,” Donald D’Haene has to get to his assigned seat.

The Road Diary of a Stay at Home Dad

man waits in airport

Don’t pity stay at home dad Jeff Bogle: he manages to get away a few times a year.

10 at 10: December 29

snowy airplane

Lying tabloids, culinary cavemen, and alcoholic artillery: the 10 at 10.