PinnedJimmy Soni·Apr 19, 2025How My 76-Year-Old Ex-Con Friend Taught Me How To Really LiveWhen I first met Judy Henderson, I thought I was just researching an incredible story for a book: a woman wrongfully convicted of murder…
PinnedJimmy Soni·Jul 28, 2023The Colorful History of X.com (Aka the website formerly known as Twitter)A dive down the rabbit hole of X.com’s history, based on my interviews with Elon Musk, other X.com employees, and the URL’s first owners.A response icon3A response icon3
InMission.orgbyJimmy Soni·Apr 30, 2019It’s Claude Shannon’s 104th Birthday. To Celebrate, We Give You 104 Of His Best Quotes And Quips.Claude Shannon was a scientific giant. In celebration of his 104th birthday, we offer 104 of his most memorable sayings and expressions.A response icon5A response icon5
InMission.orgbyJimmy Soni·Aug 3, 2017Claude Shannon’s “Creative Thinking” Speech: A Genius Reveals How To Be CreativeA speech from one of the 20th century’s most brilliant minds about how to be creative.A response icon7A response icon7
InForgebyJimmy Soni·Jul 20, 201711 Life Lessons From History’s Most Underrated GeniusInsights on work and creativity from the life of mathematician Claude Shannon, the most influential figure you’ve never heard ofA response icon107A response icon107
Jimmy Soni·Feb 9, 2015Why the Internet threatens to ruin the Chinese modelLast week brought the latest act in the theater of the absurd that has become China’s internet policy.
Jimmy Soni·Jan 5, 2015What Europe should learn from Google News shutdown in SpainSpain tried to force Google to pay a link tax. Google shut Google News down instead—a move that illustrated the tax’s total ridiculousness.
Jimmy Soni·Dec 22, 2014Five Reasons Why Stoicism Matters TodayWhy the ancient philosophy of stoicism is still relevant to all of us in positions of power and leadership
Jimmy Soni·Dec 15, 2014Why Mark Zuckerberg failed in the Chinese visit to FacebookA Chinese delegation visited the Facebook offices. Mark Zuckerberg (allegedly) tried to cozy up to them…in a shameful way.
