Overfocusing and ImmersionThe point of optical illusions like “Duck-Rabbit” and “Young Woman or Old Woman” isn’t that one of the options is correct. Instead, the…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
Anti-Vaxxers and the Arts of PersuasionPeople decide with their hearts and then later justify those decisions with their heads.Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
Secret Stories: Microsoft, Activision, Spotify, Joe Rogan, Neil Young, FacebookWhen a big business story hits I try to ask myself, “what else is going on?”Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
Amazon’s Secret Strategy with its new Department StoresAmazon never does things for only the obvious reasons, which makes me wonder what the company is up to with its latest retail foray…Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021
Book Review: Go read “Joey Somebody” by Joey Dumont immediatelyThe short version of this review is simple: drop everything, and order a copy of the new memoir, Joey Somebody: The Life and Times of a…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Technologies of GriefWhen a family member dies the script is clear: you scramble the jets, cancel your appointments, lean on a friend to watch the dog, and get…May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
It’s time: subscribe to your local paper; turn off your ad blocker. We did.We live in Portland, and a few years back we let our subscription to the local paper, The Oregonian, lapse because we just weren’t reading…Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Will Twitter decide the 2020 presidential election?Is Mayor Pete Buttigieg really surging? Is Senator Elizabeth Warren really the new frontrunner? Can any of the Democratic candidates match…Oct 30, 2019Oct 30, 2019
Should you look at your kid’s smartphone? Digital parenting tips #2(This is the second in a series of practical tips about parenting in the digital age.)Oct 23, 2019Oct 23, 2019
Have this talk before your kid gets a phone: digital parenting tips #1(This is the first in a series of practical tips about parenting in the digital age.)Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
