Presidential debate features a Hedgehog and Chicken Little, not a fox
Hillary was the Hedgehog, Donald was Chicken Little The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. – Archilochus (680-645 BCE) Four things you might remember: Isaiah Berlin's famous essay, The Read more...
Picking a winner in the first Presidential debate will be easy – try this
The only three things you need to observe in comparing candidates Mental capability (as defined by Jaques & Cason) Emotional intelligence (as defined by Daniel Goleman) Knowledge (as defined by you or any objective person) Read more...
Does Trump’s birther lie confirm a more frightening truth?
A truth Alexander Hamilton feared greatly Two things you probably do know – and two you might not Either Donald Trump lied for more than four years or Donald Trump told the truth for Read more...
Is the gender gap an evolutionary problem?
Three things you might not know: Women are still a staggering 118 years away from closing the gender gap. Women hold only 20% of executive positions When women are outnumbered in a group they Read more...
Isn’t one lunatic with nuclear weapons enough?
Three things you might not know: In 5-10 years America, your children and your grandchildren could be in the nuclear cross-hairs of North Korea. Egypt and other countries could be customers for Kim Jong Un's Read more...
Does mental capability trump cultural coding?
Two things you might not know: “We found that the pattern of peoples’ mental processing could be observed in the manner in which they organized their information, or arguments, in the course of an engrossed Read more...
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
I believe Francis Bacon’s three principles are the foundation of good writing. By “conference,” he means conversation and that is what the vast majority of people do the most; it’s unique to humans. But where we truly find discovery and advancement is by expanding beyond our ability to converse and developing the other two capabilities we possess: reading and writing. Amassing knowledge and having the ability to articulate it in a permanent form – for millions across history – is a wondrous gift that we humans can give to others with whom we share the planet.