I’ve read so much about the way technology is changing our lives that my eyes glaze when I learn another app is about to revolutionize the work place. Mostly the trend is to eliminate jobs. China, for example, has long benefitted from a large population and an abundance of cheap
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a man who found a fish fossil that provided surprising information on evolution. (Blog 7/2/15) It wasn’t the first time I’d read about some discovery found moldering in the bowels of a museum and I always have to ask myself, “How can an object be
“…the wedge isn’t what it used to be,” writes columnist, Michael Kingsley. (“What Do The Simple Folk Do?” Vanity Fair, July 2015, pg. 47.) By “wedge,” Kingsley refers to those core values, like abortion, gun control, prayer in the schools and affirmative acti
Every once in a while, my stockbroker and I have lunch. We don’t necessarily do it to adjust my investments. We get together to solve the world’s financial problems. Right now, the world, according to my broker, looks glum. He’s especially annoyed with Greece for not pay
With the baby boomers moving into retirement, the next generation, particularly those in the middle class are “increasingly aware that saving for retirement is on them.” So says Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com. (“Fast Facts,” Money, July 2015 pg. 18.)
Some women in the United States believe equal rights for women is an accomplished fact. In other parts of the world, it’s clear the issue has never been addressed. Women continue to be targets of war and rape remains a common act of terror. In Argentina, tens of thousands of w
Listen up all young women who think feminism went out with the dinosaurs. Discrimination against females in the workplace is alive and well. So says Facebook’s COO, Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In. Never mind that Ellen Pao, former partner with venture capitalist firm, Kleine
We have a social club in my town where the rich and powerful gather to make decisions for the public without the public’s knowledge or consent. It sits, like an exclamation point, at the end of a long, leafy park block near the center of town — white pillars and red brick
One function technology has yet to mimic is the brain’s ability to see color. Yes, machines can identify wave lengths associated with color, like 400 nanometers for violet and 590 for red, but the optical illusion the human brain creates to interpret the environment can’t be r
Many years ago, I ran an art gallery, part time. I knew I’d never make enough to live off the profits, if there were any, but I wanted to open a venue for local artists who were talented but didn’t have an “in” with established galleries. For 5 years, I launched gifted