bradberensOverfocusing 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…·5 min read·Feb 14, 2022----
bradberensAnti-Vaxxers and the Arts of PersuasionPeople decide with their hearts and then later justify those decisions with their heads.·5 min read·Feb 6, 2022----
bradberensSecret Stories: Microsoft, Activision, Spotify, Joe Rogan, Neil Young, FacebookWhen a big business story hits I try to ask myself, “what else is going on?”·7 min read·Jan 30, 2022----
bradberensAmazon’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…·6 min read·Aug 25, 2021----
bradberensBook 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…·3 min read·Apr 19, 2021----
bradberensTechnologies 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…·6 min read·May 27, 2020----
bradberensIt’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…·3 min read·Apr 5, 2020----
bradberensWill 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…·5 min read·Oct 30, 2019----
bradberensShould 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.)·5 min read·Oct 23, 2019----
bradberensHave 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.)·5 min read·Oct 9, 2019----
