Random Thoughts

Thrift Shows Extravagance The Door

The past few weeks have seen the unfolding of the financial crisis and meltdown of global equity markets. During this time I have been traveling across North America giving speeches about the future to groups of CEOs and business owners. In every instance, ...

Article - David Houle - Oct 29 2008 - 11:27pm

A Different Take on Life After Death

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Blog Post - Anonymous - Jan 3 2009 - 7:13am

President Elect Obama Wins With 53% Of The Vote

Barack Obama is now the President Elect of the United States. For all the reasons that have been mentioned across all the TV channels and in all the newspapers around the world, that is an incredible statement. I am thrilled by this historic and transforma ...

Article - David Houle - Nov 25 2008 - 1:10am

President Elect Obama And The Transition To The Shift Age

We are now in the transition from the Information Age to the Shift Age. In recent columns I have positioned the recent financial melt down and global economic collapse as the beginning of a painful transitional restructuring between ages. Just as the 1970s ...

Article - David Houle - Nov 25 2008 - 1:07am

Utopia of Oz, Silver, and CNN

L. Frank Baum wrote "The Wizard of Oz" in 1900. As a centennial-celebration of this hugely popular American story, I went back to a reread. There are many themes to be explored in the land of Oz created by Baum. Starting with "Oz," you ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Dec 16 2008 - 10:03am

Random Nonsense of someone who knew too little

Terrible science from a time when  I knew very little in the domains of both science and writing.  I've considered deleting this post but feel that would be a disservice to my prior self. ...

Blog Post - Xander Thomas - Apr 16 2016 - 1:29am

Stimulus Plan- Thrive Or Just Survive

Energy technology is not only the next big thing but it also is attractive in being leveraged on real science and technology.  ET presents potential for real social, political and environmental change.  Bail out or innovate?  Transformational investment is ...

Blog Post - Jon Lederman - Feb 23 2009 - 2:02pm

Why Do We Feel Better Buying Clothes Where We Know The Size Is Wrong?

Trousers have to be tried on – the variation between size labeling and actual clothing size is huge. This is shown by the report "Large? Clothing sizes and size labeling", which looks at the relationship between clothing sizes and the actual clo ...

Article - News Releases - Dec 20 2012 - 5:00pm

Nicolas Kristof- Online News is all about ME

In his NY Times opinion column,  Nicolas Kristof worries about the fact that people prefer to read things that reinforce their own preconceived notions, instead of things that challenge them. The demise of print newspapers accelerates this trend, because w ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 19 2009 - 12:37pm

Octomom, Genetic Engineering And A Brave New World: The Ethics Of IVF

The past few months, it has been difficult to watch TV, browse the internet or any other form of media viewing without some mention of the Octamom. If you are wondering why the villain from Spiderman 2 is on TV so much, then you need to readjust your POV. ...

Article - Erin Richards - Dec 16 2014 - 10:07pm