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Jillian Hess | Noted | 5th January 2026 On turning 59, Samuel Johnson resolved “to combat notions of obligation, rise early, drink less strong liquours, put books in order, scheme life”. In Octavia Butler’s notes: “my novels travel up to the top of the bestseller lists”, a goal she achieved posthumously. Robert Caro tallied the words he wrote daily; on some days it was zero. “Making resolutions you can’t possibly keep can be incredibly useful” (1,800 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Guy Hochman | Behavioural Economics | 6th January 2026 In times of information scarcity, the availability heuristic prevailed: people judged likelihood by memorability; familiar patterns felt more probable. With information abundance, this has evolved to dismiss what is unavailable as impossible. “Institutions designed to limit exposure, protect fairness, or filter noise now appear suspicious simply because they fail to provide visibility on demand” (1,100 words) Want more? The full Browser recommends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, for less than $1 a week. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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