Society, the Helicopter Parent, and the big Failure

There are two articles that I’ve read lately that have me satisfied.  The first, Why French Kids Don’t Have ADHD, discusses child rearing in France.  The second, Declining Student Resilience, addresses college students’ coping with […]

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Book Lists

TED posted some books on mathematical subjects.  I’ve read a few of these; make sure you do too.  Click here! Chase Jarvis, one of the more interesting photographers on the internet, posted a list of […]

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Violence in America…

I wasn’t sure what to title this article.  It’s always a very touchy subject.  Discussing this issue raises emotions on all sides.  Joseph Pierre looks at the issue from a psychological point of view that […]

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Can Creativity be Taught

“Can Creativity be Taught?”  As a scientist, I believe this question is complete crap.  Creativity cannot be taught, it is inherent in our DNA.  Everyone has it.  If you boil down creativity to the basics, […]

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Brain Training Scam…Again

About two years ago, I posted short article about brain training (link).  The commercials for Lumosity keep coming, but I still have not seen anything solid from them from research.  Scientific American, addressed the story (link). From […]

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Bringing Back Bond…

Eon Productions, you owed me.  I suffered through Timothy Dalton, hoping for the best.  James Bond turned into a wet mop.  It was good that someone put you in the penalty box for six long […]

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Systems Engineering

Currently, I am classified as a systems engineer.  Formerly, I was a software engineer, the change was due to a mindset at my company.  They treat people in the modeling/simulation field as a subset of systems […]

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Art De Vany

In my research of diet and exercise, one of the names that kept popping up in obscure places was Arthur De Vany.  He is known in Hollywood for coming up with mathematical and statistical models of […]

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Evernote? I Love it and You May Too

My life is one big Six Sigma experiment.  It’s part of my Austism Spectrum Disorder; yes, my mind leans toward the Aspergers end of that spectrum.  It is how I am wired – and counting, […]

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The Hardest Lessons

Here is a great article from PetaPixel that really hits home my ideas for the new year.  It’s time to stop the incessant researching and start with making with the pictures.  Read and enjoy…

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