There is a Stefan Sagmeister show at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania. It is his first museum show in the United States. I must admit I had no idea who he is until I wandered in.  I'll leave you to find out yourself by using...

I just learned the meaning of disambiguation: clarification that results from the removal of ambiguity.  It also seems to mean: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding.  Oddly for a word that is all about clarity, there are quite a few definitions and uses of this word that have...

Over the years I've often noticed how misleading memory can be. The example of this with the worst possible consequences is the number of people sent to jail solely on eyewitness testimony who years later are exonerated based on new techniques of scientific analysis. I often wonder how many...

I have the honor of an appointment as Consulting Professor National University of Singapore (NUS).  In this role I mentor a number of exceptionally talented students who spend a year in the USA as interns in early stage companies.  Each class of students has a nice graduation party where one...

...or as George Felgate, a veteran of the nuclear navy and now with the World Association of Nuclear Operators says, "if, having made every provision for safety, you think for a minute that an accident is not possible, you put yourself at risk of being proved disastrously wrong." Nuclear power...

Lots of people seem to think that price or convenience are what grab someone's attention, so they price things cheaply and do what they think makes them convenient.  Then there's Apple. Ever been in an Apple store? It's filled with energetic, helpful, knowledgeable people...both the employees and the customers.  And...

A week or two ago there was an commentary in The Economist.  It talked about some of the ridiculous things that are printed on signs and other places as a result of excessive regulation. One in particular struck the writer...and me...as awfully odd and particularly silly.  It seems that a...

As you receive this, I'm in Ghana. As someone who flies quite a bit, quite often internationally, I am continually amazed at the differing ways countries deal with security.  This starts with the process of figuring out if you need a visa in advance or can just drop in...