The link between rainfall and the duration of Roman emperors
There’s an interesting piece in The Economist about the link between rainfall and the rise and fall of Roman emperors. One such lesson is how drought...
Tag: politics
Trent Reznor on musicians addressing politics
I was doing press with somebody in the mid-90s, and they made an argument that stayed with me: that I have influence, and that it’s...
We are a plastic society
We have become a plastic society, with celebrities (not leaders) running the world stage and ‘geniuses‘ creating culture. While social media gives everyone a microphone,...
Photos by Jesco Denzel
I’m sure you’ve seen Angela Merkel’s brilliant staredown at Donald Trump across the interweb. The photo was taken by German government photographer Jesco Denzel, who...
Stuck in our own heads
Inattentive, we let the details slip right through our heads. We are in a state of continuous partial attention, whipped around by facts, fake news,...
Types of cognitive bias
The race to the bottom begins when what you think you know, you know. I am once again reminded of this Seth Godin quotes from...
In our time
Lost and rediscovered. Cycles of peace trigger concurrent spirals of tyranny. People gravitate to the donut hole, blind to the big picture. History is a...
The Wild West of data manipulation
Tech entrepreneurs are coming to realize their moral responsibility. Outside parties were abusing stolen Facebook data to develop psychological profiles of voters. The data-mining company...
Artist Shepard Fairey supports National School Walkout Day with two protest posters
Widely known for Obama’s 2008 “Hope” poster, contemporary street artist and activist Shepard Fairey created two posters to aid students with their #NationalSchoolWalkout yesterday. According to...
Facebook is a video game for adults
Facebook is a video game for adults. The social network specializes in goading emotional responses that dupe the older crowd into thinking they are legitimate purveyors...
Losing the freedom of mind
Lost, gone, vanished. Our short-attention spans attend to media manipulation. Yet, we are the purveyors of news. We can spread a thought or opinion on...
Clash of civilizations
America and Western Europe have stagnated while China dives into its newfound riches. Ethnic nationalism is on the rise while the liberal globalist elite does...