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Read more about the article Upcoming speaking events

Upcoming speaking events

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 6, 2014
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In case you’re interested in hearing me blather, here are a few of my upcoming storytelling and speaking engagements: February 18: Literary Death Match at Laugh Boston (7:30 PM) I’ll…

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Read more about the article My TED Talk (if you listen closely)

My TED Talk (if you listen closely)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 18, 2013
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On Saturday, I gave a TED Talk on Creativity and Compassion at Western Connecticut State University. It was an interesting conference that was sponsored by the school’s Center for Compassion,…

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Read more about the article An analysis of humor that will make you a funnier person

An analysis of humor that will make you a funnier person

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 3, 2013
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This is supposedly a TED Talk about the anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon, but it is also a dissertation on the nature of humor and what makes things funny.…

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Read more about the article We need a lot more of super model Cameron Russell, but not for the reasons you’d expect.

We need a lot more of super model Cameron Russell, but not for the reasons you’d expect.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 18, 2013
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Read more about the article Resolutions that didn’t make the 2013 list

Resolutions that didn’t make the 2013 list

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 10, 2013
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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In deciding upon this year’s New Year’s resolution, several were discarded for a variety of reasons. Among them were the following: Set a new personal best in golf. I may…

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Read more about the article Shut up, Torie Bosch.

Shut up, Torie Bosch.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 6, 2012
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In a piece about the Decembeaver (I’ll let you read about it on Slate if you’d like), Slate’s Torie Bosch writes: So we’ve made it through Movember, that silly month…

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