Think speed limits are set for safer driving? Find out what they’re really about.

I’m not a particularly fast driver (well, not unless I’m listening to NPR’s “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross), but even I wonder whether our current limits do more harm than good. I love it when videos like this shatter my intuitions about things I take as normal.

Life Hacks

11 people share the ‘harsh truths’ that helped them become far more emotionally mature

Skills

Mark Twain’s timeless advice on how to become a critical thinker is still wise over 100 years later

Culture

She got fired from her bank job on the way home, sat on the train, said a prayer. Her phone rang 15 seconds later.

Identity

Teacher lets kindergarteners choose their name for a day. Their choices are delightfully unhinged.