Dr. Anthony Fauci, of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, warned of a long and harsh flu season in January 2020. The B strain began months earlier than usual. One of the worst flu seasons in decades was expected in 2020. The WHO declared a global health emergency due to the coronaviruses epidemic. …
The internet is the hive mind that can make a better society happen if we unite in pushing back against the diktat of greed that keeps producing overwrought pathos for clicks and bucks. It will take a while for our intellectual labor to yield results, be they financial or otherwise, until we think out loud …
A new age of Enlightenment Online is being written up by us. Read More »
It is possible to change behavior with incentives. The use of incentives changed people’s behavior. Almost 7 million people smoked in the UK in the last year. The reduction in seven years is remarkable. How was this accomplished? Smoking used to be considered good for you, and the act was integrated into everyday society. It …
How can people be paid to help with the climate crisis? Read More »
I received a press release in November about a new project launched by Huffington Post, in partnership with MIT’s Presencing Institute. The project announced that HuffPo would provide a radical journalism hub exploring ways to redesign the economy, looking into concepts like “circular economy” and other issues while doing “online to offline” movement building to …
Our technologies have profoundly changed the way the world works. Artificial intelligence is not going to experience any sort of apocalypse, according to experts. They emphasize that these types of scenarios are not realistic. By the time A.I. is sufficiently advanced, they claim, we will have carefully planned for a host of worst-case scenarios; circumventing …
A.I.’s “Doomsday” could look different than we think. Read More »
Even with Biden and Harris in the White House, we need a reset on how we think about the future. A wave of hope swept across the country as news agencies declared former vice president Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election on Saturday. As the incoming administration sets about trying to build …
Culture and relationships. We’re social creatures. I hope this has taught us that products can not replace people. If you are like me, you have probably spent more time in an app like Amazon or eBay than your checking account is comfortable with. Have you found yourself spending a lot of time on shopping apps, …
I hope this lesson has taught us that products can’t replace people. Read More »
I am currently feeling a mix of emotions, from fear for the wellbeing of friends and loved ones, to anxiety about our work and the business we have built, to concern and indeed guilt, when I think of the many people facing lockdown situations far away. This piece, written with and by the whole team, …
The morning after the night before hurts and I’m not sure if I’ll make it to the bathroom without vomiting on myself. I haven’t had a meal in two days. The kind of nausea you get after your brain is called empty nausea. The three days of despair were brutal and I still call them …
Lockdown and chronic depression are two different things. Read More »
