China’s Daredevil: The suggestive art of algorithms.
Do you have a highly suggestive personality?
Inception, what a marvellous cinematic experience, many of us who watched it were left confused, intrigued, wondering if it was all a dream.
One of the main takeaways that...
AI forecast: ‘Disruption, then productivity’
There is growing concern about all the white-collar jobs that will disappear with the spread of machine learning and AI. It gets me thinking about slide rules.
The connection is that innovation causes disruptions, then...
Zombienomics 2.0: Crypto-Monetarist Austrian Economics Edition
“Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. — John Maynard Keynes
JMK, the best investor of his generation (12% C.A.R., 1921–46),...
Influencers Perform in the Spotlight
Influencer marketing is a game of standing out. The result is a memorable -- and credible -- connection to a product or service.
This is where Magda Urbaniak plays the field. Whether at conferences or...
The New Humanitarianism; the modish Collective Consciousness
A transformed Humanitarian concept from the Grassroots Public to Political Globalization
Humanitarianism is a heated sentiment in the merit of human existence. It is the state of harmony where human beings exercise compassion by providing...
Neither the Globalists nor the Populists Can Monopolize the COVID-19 Story
If the Financial Crisis of 2008 stirred doubt in the global economic system, COVID-19 exposed its fragility. Yet, it has also shown the drawbacks of populism and the need for a multilateral approach in...
5 Changes to the Education Sector Caused by Big Data
Big data is poised to have a big impact on the education sector if it’s properly leveraged. It can provide numerous new and exciting ways for educators to teach their students, improve their understanding...
Lewis Mumford, A Thinker for the Ages Tells a Tale Of Cities Since the...
The Medieval Religiously Centered City
My Dad often spoke about his admiration for Lewis Mumford (October 19, 1895 — January 26, 1990) but I had never read Mumford and so when I saw a paper...
When Did We Begin Worshiping War?
Who we are is revealed by what we do and act. We Americans believe we are peace-loving and abhor war. However, our history suggests something different. When did we begin worshiping war? Maybe the...
Gun Violence or Pandemonium Beyond Political Rhetoric
Gun violence is one of the many fluttering buzzwords of our stylish media. The use of the word expands across political lines and public dialogue. More recently has been the subordinate used out of...
Defining ‘Life’ in the Time of COVID-19
My wife and I are approaching a month of self-imposed isolation to avoid getting the coronavirus. We are both over 70 years old and have pre-existing conditions that make our fending off this disease...
The Great Lie
American culture defines narcissism. It is a mix of libertarianism and selfishness exhibiting an extreme indifference toward others. Of course, we are far more complex. The point is that these things represent the dominant...
Primary care medicine: A clinical specialty, or managed care travesty
Medical practice is “the strenuous task of healing humans as a lone body within the context of its inexhaustible scope of individuality. It is one, and the only science that arrives with indefinite capabilities...
Who heals the healer when depression strikes?
It was not the first time someone spoke in sad shock. It won’t be the last.
“We didn’t think it was possible … there were no signs. He was a bubbly happy person who was...
How is the Gig Economy changing the future Jobs landscape
The makeup & dynamics of the workforce are changing with the ongoing automation & the emergence of the Generation Z - they are defined as the demographic who were born between 1995-2009 & who...
How To Terrify E-Jerks
Don’t bother calling them knuckle-dragging chimps. You’re more likely to offend chimps.
“The daughters of God don’t break for jerks.”
- Marianne Williamson
It occurs to me that single women worry more about e-jerks than lousy...
How To Land Your First Job After You Graduate College
As you no doubt already know, landing your first job after you graduate from college is not going to be a walk in the park. The job market has gotten increasingly competitive in recent...
Rogue genome editing twists DNA ethics
Genome editing is on the cutting edge of science. It’s also morally questionable and possibly illegal in many jurisdictions.
Despite that, a Chinese scientist announced that he edited the genomes of two human embryos to...
Are we having a dress rehearsal for a police state?
In his syndicated column, Dennis Prager claims that we are amid a dress rehearsal for a police state. He alleges that the coronavirus related rules limiting our abilities to conduct our lives as usual...
Rugged individualism
The fundamental attitude towards a genuine Personalized healthcare
Ultimate sustainability is the state desired in almost every aspect of our lives. Still, it is not invariably achieved, given the circumstances that escort every scenario at...