Behind The Explosion of Human Migration
The August 2019 issue of National Geographic reports the following: The United Nations estimates that more than a billion people – one in seven humans alive today – are voting with their feet, migrating within…
Alexander and Diogenes: The Issue of Freedom
The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great in ancient Greece is one of the most well-discussed anecdotes from philosophical history. The most popular understanding is that the story relates as evidence…
Our Life is Short, Battery Life is Shorter
We love, love and love our smart phones, but we hate, hate and hate their short battery life. We have been complaining about the battery’s short life span for years. While a small battery used…
Good Times Don’t Last Forever
We live in an instant gratification environment. Why wait for tomorrow when you can get it today? No money? No problem. Credit is readily available. Let the good times roll as we add another item…
Boredom Ignites Creativity
Today the average American spends over 10 hours each day on digital media activities. Approximately two-thirds (67%) of our precious time is spent on the net – on our smart phones or computers, or both.…
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Science as a Gambling Tool
In May 2004, the American science-fiction disaster film “The Day After Tomorrow” was made and distributed throughout the world with a box office intake of over $540 million on a production budget of $125 million. The movie was based on a story in which…
A Man in Crisis
When young, I was in a student dorm room where I shared a room with a science major student. The room had two beds that faced each other and placed against two of the walls. Our desks were located near the window at the foot…
The Value of the Misfit
Throughout millennia the misfit has been shunned, ridiculed and ostracized for being odd, for not fitting into the social mainstream of the day. In the above image you see three carrots. Your eye is drawn to the one in the center. It is a single…
Why Joy of Shopping?
One of the joys of shopping is for the opportunity of being able to brag about our purchases to friends. But, interestingly, a new study has found that people would rather not discuss what they just bought when they feel that money is tight. Anna…
Terra Preta: Wisdom From Ancient Amazon
Terra Preta literally “black soil”: in Portuguese is a type of very dark, fertile artificial (anthropogenic) soil found in the Amazon Basin. It is also known as “Amazonian dark earth” … Wikipedia What makes Terra Preta notable is that it is fertile, anthropogenic (caused by…