Human society is extremely complex and extremely interesting; all the way from our neuro-biology to civilization as a whole. Topics include individual psychology, communities, organizations and societies primarily in pursuit of patterns that make understanding how we behave easier.
So the question for those of us here tonight is how we, all of us, can better reflect America’s hopes. I’ve served in Congress with many of you. I know many of you well. There are a lot of good people here, on both sides of the aisle. And many … Continue reading
Religion, or the lack of it, is a hot topic on my Facebook news feed this morning. One friend came out of the closet and admitted to being an atheist, another shared a post having something to do with how science is increasingly demonstrating the existence of God. In the … Continue reading
“Just because you’re winning a game
doesn’t mean it’s a good game.”– Seth Godin
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(0)A friend recently posted an article on Facebook regarding the rape allegations against Bill Cosby. There are enough women who’ve come forward that are saying they were assaulted by him to make it look like more than just someone taking advantage of a celebrity. If these things are true then … Continue reading
I’ve been grumpy with people who received their MBAs in the 1970s and 1980s for a very long time. Nice people but how long is it going to take before you realise that the short term profit focused approach just doesn’t work. At best it results in a race-to-the-bottom slow … Continue reading
Today we wandered through some of Tegmark’s thoughts on how we perceive motion and ended up with an interesting architecture for how humans interact with the world around them. Continue reading
I’ve been fascinated by the topic of influence and decision making for most of my life. It began to form some sort of cohesive structure when I first read Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy as a teenager. It was also heavily influenced by pondering the religious beliefs of my relatives and … Continue reading
I’ve spent a lot of years trying to sort through what I should be expecting from whom in each layer of management and I think I’ve finally come up with a model that works for me. I’d like to share it with you. Continue reading
The need to be understood can be so powerful that life becomes pointless if it’s not satisfied. Likes(0)Dislikes(0) Continue reading
There are those who believe that love is just an emotion. It can’t be explained and you shouldn’t even try. You can only know it when you feel it. I’m not one of those people. Likes(0)Dislikes(0) Continue reading
