I’m writing a chapter for a book on media bias/misuse in the political arena on the fallout from Marc Lamont Hill’s recent UN speech in which he advocated for the rights of the Palestinian people. Yair Rosenberg, a senior writer…
With Chequers Dead, It’s May’s Moment of Truth
Theresa May went to Salzburg this week looking to find common ground with the EU on her Chequers plan. Instead, that plan was roundly rejected. Donald Tusk, the president of…
Is it Time to Curb the Technology Bandwagon?
Technology is a broad concept. We tend to think of it in terms of the flashy new devices, but it’s so much more than that. Generally speaking, it’s a lever…
Story-Based Holistic Design
A framework for sustainable, participatory design… The Human-Centered Design (HCD) framework facilitates change. I designed Story-Based Holistic Design (SBHD) as an update to HCD to help improve the sustainability of design…
Will Robots Do Our Work?
For millennia, everything was done by human hand and so a good work ethic was an important value to ingrain into society. The field was not going to sow itself, nor would the house be self-built. Each had to pull…
Crashing into Reality: the Brexit Deadline Approaches
Politicians have played fast and loose with the truth in recent years. Yes, they have long, if not always, had challenges keeping their stories fully-aligned with the truth, but the stuff we’ve been witnessing seems to be something of a…
Are the productivity gains from tech fading?
I’ve struggled with an idea for a while, the idea that economic productivity gains from technology are stalling out. Productivity in general had a good run leading up to the…
Are Guns the Problem?
Are guns the problem? It's time to have an honest conversation. https://t.co/WhTJyQE9HQ — Governor Matt Bevin (@GovMattBevin) February 16, 2018 Kentucky’s governor Matt Bevin gave a short interview to the…