Beyond Tourism: Billionaires in Space
Updated from original post of July 11, 2021. We have a full-blown billionaire space race going. Elon Musk is launching cars into space for …
July 11, 2021
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July 4 Thoughts about Juneteenth and Reparations
It’s July 4, one of our oldest national holidays, but I keep thinking on our newest national holiday – Juneteenth – and how the two
July 4, 2021
On Canada Day: Words and Numbers
I’m an American fan of Canada. Not for its generous social welfare programs, although those are nice. Nor do I claim any particular expertise on
July 2, 2021
Are the supply chains ok?
In his PostEverything post yesterday morning, Daniel Drezner argued against conventional wisdom, stating that global supply chains are fine. A year ago, we were all
May 7, 2021
Learning to Teach
I never really thought I wanted to teach. I wanted to do brilliant research, write important things and be famous. As I drift (tumble) into
April 25, 2021
Data is the Story
In middle school English I remember we did a drama activity in which the class divided into groups. Each group wrote, produced, and performed a
August 24, 2020
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Advice for Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate in USA Today
August 11, 2020
USA TODAY OPINION ‘The vice presidency is a good gig’: Here’s some advice for Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate Aaron Mannes, Opinion contributor Published
Listening to Women, Learning Empathy
September 18, 2018
Somehow this Rothko captures the mood. I am not writing this to advertise myself as some wonderful “woke” guy who really gets all of the
Technology, Risk and Facebook’s Dating Service
May 3, 2018
Facebook, thanks for providing the perfect demonstration of my recent paper on risk communication and technology, presented at WeRobot2018. In starting a new dating service,