J.S. Bach and his Pipe
J.S. Bach meditates on life and death while smoking his pipe. Continue reading J.S. Bach and his Pipe
Category: people
Social Media: Understanding the Communication Mess
On May 26th, for the first time, Twitter fact-checked a politician’s public statement. Let’s look at what this means, and what it tells us about modern communications and how we manage them, but without the politics. Continue reading Social Media: Understanding the Communication Mess
Rare vs. Common: How We Think About Threat
What’s happening in your circle of friends and family profoundly impacts how you think about risk and threat. Continue reading Rare vs. Common: How We Think About Threat
Incredible History: Ben Franklin, Fake Masonry, and Accidental Death
Accidental death, human branding, newspaper fights, and a founding father. History is messy and crazy at times. Continue reading Incredible History: Ben Franklin, Fake Masonry, and Accidental Death
Future COVID-19 Outcomes
my best guesses on what might happen Continue reading Future COVID-19 Outcomes
The Marketplace of Ideas in 2020
The marketplace of ideas is a nice metaphor, but it has some real problems in 2020, and we’re suffering as a result Continue reading The Marketplace of Ideas in 2020
My Experience with Over-Work and Burnout
How I burned myself out, and what a simple coffee cup can mean. Continue reading My Experience with Over-Work and Burnout
Social Influence, Fake News, and the COVID-19 Shock
We have disagreements everywhere about basic facts about the world. Everyone is sure of their facts, but no one agrees. Collectively, society seems to have less of a grip on reality. How did we get here? Continue reading Social Influence, Fake News, and the COVID-19 Shock
How People Predict the Future: Amos Tversky
Most of our actions are based on guesses about what will happen in the future and what will make us happy, and so we can change our behavior by understanding and changing how we do that prediction. Continue reading How People Predict the Future: Amos Tversky
How Talking Changes our Beliefs and Minds
When we talk to one another, we aren’t just communicating but we are forming and evolving our own set of beliefs over time. Through practice, or recitation, beliefs take shape, and become more firm. Continue reading How Talking Changes our Beliefs and Minds
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