The super moon hits its peak tonight at 8:52 EST. Cool, eh? # So I’m back from TusCon43, which was a great time, and where I met lots of great people. The panels I was part of presenting or sat in on were full of vigorous conversation. I signed a few books, and got to […]
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The Divide
Like a bunch of folks, I’ve been watching the rhetoric of the fallout of this election. People trying to get a handle on what everything means are as interesting as anything else about it. Folks are wandering around, scratching their heads about how we’re more divided than ever—which I think isn’t right…I think we are […]
Read More ...Creativity in the US
I’ve had this tucked away in an open browser tab for quite awhile, and stumbled upon it again today. I think it’s fascinating, even though I’m not sure what to make of it. The graphic was embedded in the Passive Guy’s blog a couple months ago, attached to a post titled “The stunning geographic divide […]
Read More ...Sunspring … extreme SF, all the way down
A little bit ago, I wrote an entry that I titled “The Rules They Are A Changin’, in which I discussed some “sky is falling’ kind of thoughts about what happens to the economy when AI do almost all the work. The piece got a comment or two, both on the site and on the […]
Read More ...The complex system of companies, jobs, and people
Lisa dropped me this link to a PBS News article about Nick Hanauer’s viewpoint on wealth, its distribution, and its use. Hanauer is well known as a left-leaning billionaire, and was one of the few of the 1% who actively urged the country to tax him more. He’s also the guy who did the TED […]
Read More ...Do you know more about the world than the chimps?
I always enjoy talks given by Hans Rosling, and the one I’ve linked to below is no exception. He uses data, and data that makes you think. “The first thing to know about the future is to know about the present.” This is a statement Rosling makes in the earliest stages of the video, and […]
Read More ...Rates of Male/Female “Heroes” in modern day scripts
This little scriptwriter meme has been floating around the net today, and I think it’s definitely interesting from a writer’s perspective. So check it out for that alone. But then I saw someone note that they were depressed that female heroes appeared in only 77 of the 277 scripts that were analyzed. This was considered […]
Read More ...What is Leadership?
What is leadership? I’ve been thinking a lot about this question over the past few weeks in relation to my real job, which some followers of this blog know, is embedded in the heart of Corporate America. This question–What is leadership?–is vitally important for businesses today. Everything changes so quickly, and our teams are constantly […]
Read More ...Why Health Care Costs So Much
This should be an interesting series regarding health care. We need to change the conversation from who pays to why our costs are so incredibly high relative to everyone else. Otherwise, we’re just wasting our time. I suppose it’s not far off that we’ll be flying to India or wherever for medical treatment.
Read More ...The Dove Video
If you read this blog for any time, you’ll eventually come to the conclusion that I’m interested in a few things–writing (of course), fitness, and how people think and react. In light of the third element, I’ve seen some recent churn on the viral video from Dove wherein a forensic artist is asked to sketch […]
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