# plus whats (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover plus whats. Page: Feed: --- ## [Understanding is Built, Not Sent](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/understanding-is-built-not-sent-kuleshov-effect-feynman) _2026-08-09 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Plus a map of the cafes I write from ## [Field Notes on Thinking Clearly](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/field-notes-on-thinking-clearly) _2026-07-17 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ For paid subscribers ## [It Was Obvious England Would Lose to Argentina](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/world-cup-cognitive-biases-field-notes-thinking-clearly) _2026-07-16 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Plus A Field Guide to Thinking Clearly for paid subscribers ## [Grice’s Maxims](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/grice-maxims-cooperative-principle) _2026-07-02 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ The case for direct communication ## [The Distractions We're Remembered By](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/daydreaming-boredom-creativity) _2026-06-17 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Daydreaming, boredom, and creative breakthroughs ## [This Is Not Over Yet](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/this-is-not-over-yet) _2026-06-03 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ How do small theatre companies survive? Black Sheep Theatre's director discusses finance, marketing and muddling through. Plus Love At First Bite preview. ## [Pictures of Facts](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/pictures-of-facts-rashomon-effect) _2026-05-29 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ The Rashomon effect; edited reels in Glass Onion, Memento, and Rashomon ## [Fading Flowers And A Waning Moon](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/fading-flowers-and-a-waning-moon) _2026-05-16 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ Crones in art are rarer than you think. This one, by Japanese woodblock artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), is a haunting masterpiece. ## [Kilpin Hall Playwriting COMMISSION](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/kilpin-hall-playwrighting-commission) _2026-05-16 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ Paid playwrighting opportunity at the historic Yorkshire family home of the man who founded Maryland in the USA ## [The Handmade Things We Value](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/the-handmade-things-we-value) _2026-04-29 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Reflections from a Kyoto shop ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hHZ8MLk70Ubt) _2026-04-29 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [The Body IS The Score: The Deadly Cost Of Male Silence](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/the-body-is-the-score-the-deadly) _2026-04-28 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ How a dance show from England's most rural county (Herefordshire) stirred up painful but ultimately healing memories of my father's death. Honest review of 2Faced Dance's Tomorrow. ## [On Not Knowing What We Know](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/on-not-knowing-what-we-know) _2026-03-31 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Plus, the Big Five US publishers over time ## [Stage It Or Stay Stuck](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/how-to-be-a-good-playwright-it-isnt) _2026-03-07 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ What the East Riding Theatre's PlayLab programme tells us about playwriting's hidden agendas -- and how aspiring playwrights can dodge the endless development trap ## [You Must Leave the Cave to See the Cave](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/plato-allegory-of-the-cave) _2026-03-05 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ In Book 7 of Plato’s Republic, prisoners are chained inside a cave, forced since childhood to stare at a wall. Behind them, a fire casts shadows of moving objects. It’s all they ever see. ## [What Everyone Gets Wrong About Catherine Earnshaw](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-catherine) _2026-02-18 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ Emily Bronte's Heroine Has Roots Older Than England ## [Arguments Drawn on Napkins](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/arguments-drawn-on-napkins-syllogisms) _2026-02-15 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ The napkin snatcher strikes again. ## [Groupthink](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/groupthink-hive-minds-pluribus) _2026-01-22 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Conformity at the expense of independent thinking ## [Moral Exclusion](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/moral-exclusion) _2026-01-08 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Plus, what's the Mandela Effect? ## [The Hidden Lives of Quiet People](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/the-hidden-lives-of-quiet-people) _2025-12-11 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ An apocryphal story in three scenes ## [Wishful Thinking: Why We Believe What We Want to Believe](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/wishful-thinking-motivated-reasoning) _2025-11-25 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ And is that always a bad thing? ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LdwaAnVjkHRJ) _2025-11-25 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [What if Kurt Vonnegut Had Done “Shapes of Thinking” Instead](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/shapes-of-thinking-kurt-vonnegut) _2025-11-04 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Plus, what's a halfalogue? ## [Snag List](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/snag-list) _2025-10-10 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ Bradford's new Arts Centre opens this week. It has a multi-cultural agenda. Is it going to work? ## [What’s the #1 Cognitive Bias That Derails Investors? (With Barry Ritholtz)](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/cognitive-biases-investing-barry-ritholtz) _2025-10-02 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Guest: Barry Ritholtz / Video + Transcript + Summary (28 mins) [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/174799851/dfd843d9c9d97a6bb56400e926aa735d.mp3) ## [The Endowment Effect: Owning Something Makes It More Valuable?](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/the-endowment-effect) _2025-09-18 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Plus, revisiting a picture book for grownups thanks to a nudge by Veo 3 ## [I Have Seen The Future And It's... Goole?](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/i-have-seen-the-future-and-its-goole) _2025-08-22 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ What a tiny show about a tiny girl reveals about Yorkshire's two-speed economy. Plus: Upcoming festival fun. ## [Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Our Invisible Sidekick](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/how-self-fulfilling-prophecies-limit-us) _2025-08-21 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Plus, what's so interesting about Torpenhow Hill? ## [Does Talent Even Matter?](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/does-talent-even-matter) _2025-07-11 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ Liz Ryan takes a deep dive into the well-springs of theatrical creativity. Plus: What's On Jul 12-18 and beyond ## [Why We Think Only Others Get It Wrong](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/why-we-spot-flaws-in-others-not-us) _2025-07-10 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ Plus, San Francisco’s little libraries, writers throwing shade, and the strangest cafe in town ## [Pithiness](https://almossawi.substack.com/p/pithiness) _2025-06-19 · Ali Almossawi · The Critical Thinker_ The shortest letter, paper, ad, story, issue ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZpB78ZvJCLuL) _2025-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## ["Don't You Gentlemen Have Homes To Go To?"](https://yorkshiretheatre.substack.com/p/dont-you-gentlemen-have-homes-to) _2025-06-09 · Liz Ryan · Yorkshire Theatre Newsletter_ Matthew Bourne's Ballet 'The Midnight Bell' Calls "Time" On A Dying British Subculture