TED talks and videos, if you've seen them, bring incredible, brilliant minds to the world at no cost. I urge you to subscribe to email notifications of current, short videos, also available on … [Read more...]
Internet Privacy in a Sea of Web Cookies
August 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Worried about Internet privacy, web monitoring, flash cookies and who's watching your website activity? Need better privacy protection in your life? Read on. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal … [Read more...]
South Dakota Public Radio Memories on the Fourth of July
July 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On the fourth of July, 1976--200 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence--I stood in a corn field on a farm near Brookings, South Dakota. I had just arrived to become Program … [Read more...]
Are Good Ideas that Solve Problems in Short Supply?
July 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When was the last time you came up with a good idea? Not just a "good idea" but a mind-blowing idea that solved business or personal problems? I'm guessing, like the rest of us, you'd say "not … [Read more...]
Want to Work for a Fun and Friendly Company?
June 24, 2010 By 2 Comments
Today I made a critical decision in my life. I will ONLY work for a company that is fun and friendly. I mean, life is too short to spend a third of your waking hours in an un-fun, not-so-friendly … [Read more...]
How We Spend Our Time as Unemployment Rises
June 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Once again, the researchers are at work with their computer models and statistical flukes. In this case, the Labor Department recently released its 2009 American Time Use Survey telling us how people … [Read more...]
Gulf Oil Spill and Gaia Mother Earth: Time to End the Blame
June 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As we watch the huge slick from the Gulf oil spill spread across the ocean, I'm reminded of the Greek mythological Mother Earth goddess Gaia, made popular in the late 1970's and, later, in the 1990's … [Read more...]
