“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of humans, are created, strengthened and maintained.” – Winston Churchill
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Allan Murray of Fortune Magazine quoted Jeremy Grantham as saying that environmentalists “all underestimate, either by a little or a lot, how fast technology is moving” to solve key energy issues, while the tech crowd “underestimates the speed at which weather, population, climate are moving against us.” A snipet of the interview with Grantham is [...]
More bad news for honeybees: Beekeepers lost nearly half their colonies in the past year
Published under Global, Life, Science and Technology May 16, 2016Bee colony collapse is a major issue that society should be concerned about and focused on. If there’s any animal that can’t seem to catch a break, it’s the honeybee. Thanks to what scientists believe is a combination of disease, parasites, pesticides and other environmental stressors, honeybee colonies have experienced significant losses over the past [...]
Our epiphanies were someone else’s before us
Published under Anthropology, Interesting Random Stuff, Introspection May 02, 2016Back in 2011, when I gave a commencement talk at Trinity University, I spoke about the importance of “talking to yourself” and understanding yourself, of pausing to truly reflect about what gives you meaning. Of course this is not a revolutionary thought, and many Western thinkers have shared similar concerns in much deeper and more [...]
I realize I’m behind the times here, but I just watched this. It’s hilarious!
“The only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg
“A lot of people are afraid to try something new. The fear of failure is so great, they wind up living ordinary lives” – Daymond John
Purim is a holiday in which we are not afraid to be ridiculous. We don funny costumes; we drink ourselves into oblivion; we are boisterous and noisy. Purim is all about ridicule. And, above all, Purim ridicules intolerance. The misogynist King Ahasuerus, who objectifies his wife Vashti, ends up being outwitted by a woman; the [...]
A Very Human Perspective on the Deep Impact the String of Terrorism has on an earnest Israeli Woman
Published under Introspection, Life, Middle East Mar 11, 2016I found this blog post that my sister shared as very human. I didn’t agree with every word shared, but it certainly brought to life the very real way that Israeli human beings feel amidst a barrage of senseless terrorism. I continue to hope and work for a resolution to the Arab Israeli conflict and [...]
For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support – THREAD
Published under Do the KIND Thing, Family, Introspection, Leadership Mar 10, 2016This is a great piece about Thread, a wonderful program we are proud to have been introduced to by the Weinberg Foundation. The assistance may include wake-up calls or rides to school, food and clothing, child care or legal help, connection to community service opportunities, help finding jobs, tutoring, SAT preparation or college admission guidance. [...]