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Mind the gap — an uncomfortable but necessary meditation on the shifting cognitive capabilities of…As Moore’s Law kicks in and we race or plunge, depending on perspective, toward artificial general intelligence, we are obsessed with…Dec 8, 2023Dec 8, 2023
The falling leaves of our autumn yearsIn the lobby of the Peace Hotel in Shanghai, a jazz trio plays soft and sweet in memory. They were a relic, then as now. October in the…Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023
Of America and immigration, the myths are many but the truths are deepAt the kindergarten food-fight of a GOP debate last month at the Ronald Reagan Library, the consensus of the candidates was a rote…Oct 13, 20231Oct 13, 20231
At the crossroads of Margaritaville and Howdy Doody’s last ride“10–29 on a white Crown Vic heading Eastbound on 275, tag ‘Boy & Dog,’ repeat: ‘Boy & Dog.’Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 2023
Our deep and finite search for connectionWe emerge into the light of the world as part of a pair, destined for separation. Umbilically bound to our mother, we bear innate dualism…Sep 2, 2023Sep 2, 2023
Whoever wins first GOP debate, we all loseNext week in Milwaukee, nearly 18,000 potential voters cram into the Fiserv Forum to hear a half-dozen GOP hopefuls duke it out onstage…Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 2023
From media to politics, heavy hitters spoiling for a fightMixed martial arts cage matches of the rich and famous. Who knew it’s a thing? When 30 million Instagram users signed up on day one for…Aug 4, 2023Aug 4, 2023
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