SINGULARITY
Reaching AI singularity is the moment when machine intelligence becomes equal to, or surpasses, human intelligence. It is a concept that visionaries like Stephen Hawking …
CIVILIZATIONS
Historically, as civilizations developed, they became more and more reliant on people from somewhere else to keep their economies and their lifestyles growing. The longer …
PERSON OF COLOR
A “Person of Color” has become a popular media term to cover all minorities, but that term is so general that it becomes somewhat meaningless. …
MEDIA STORM
The recent media storm about Advanced Placement (AP) courses in U.S. high schools triggered a concern I have had for many years. This particular recent …
BIPHASIC SLEEP
Most of us have never heard of “Biphasic Sleep”, let alone heard of “First Sleep” or “Second Sleep”. However, they seem to have been normal …
COMMUNISM VERSUS DEMOCRACY
Communism versus democracy: The age-old argument between purveyors of democracy and those that advocate communism both depend on ideologies that don’t work in practice. In …
BLIND AMBITION VERSUS INTEGRITY
The reality of blind ambition versus integrity could not be better illustrated than by the embarrassing debacle that took place in the U.S. House of …
CHIQUITITA
This story about Abba and UNICEF is a feel-good start to the New Year. It shows what a difference a simple act can achieve, and …
NO SMOKING IN NEW ZEALAND
No smoking in New Zealand has just taken a monumental step forward. Cigarette smoking bans have been growing in many countries ever since the evidence …
INDIVIDUALISM AND OPPORTUNITY
The mantra of the United States has always been “The land of individualism and opportunity; opportunities abound if you are willing to work hard, and …