AI Update Part 6: AI Researchers to Government: “We Can’t Stop Ourselves”
The question with any disarmament negotiation is “who goes first?” With AI, the answer may need to be that the US and China press pause at the same time.
AI Update Part 5: Why We’re Aiming Our Rocks at Data Centers
Data centers have created a rainbow coalition of opposition, what one comedian has called “the most bipartisan issue since beer.” But what’s really causing the opposition?
AI Update Part 4: How Government Can Help With the Job Transition
Another big transition is coming in the workforce. What can state government do to make it successful? One commission’s work offers some initial ideas.
A Tribute to Dolly Parton: A Woman Who Brought Us All Together
Dolly Parton died August 25, 2026 at the age of 80. It was a great life, but it was still too short. She was America’s bridge builder.
AI Update Part 3: Entrepreneurship In the AI Age
AI is making new kinds of entrepreneurship possible. But it only works with human handholding.
AI Update Part 2: AI and Personal Agency
Option 1: AI could “take” your job.
Option 2: AI could also transform it for the better, or help you start the company of your dreams.
Option 2 will require all of us to exercise more “agency” than ever.
AI Update Part 1: Jobpocalypse When?
The start of a four-part series on surfing the AI tsunami.
Oodles of Whistling Tips: Lip Licking, Labial Stops, Hikifuki and Kissing
Lingo to know to understand competitive whistling.
The Trill of the Chase Part 2: Joining the Flock
Part 2 of my story of my trip to the World Whistlers Convention — the competition
The Trill of the Chase Part 1: Whetting My Whistle
Part 1 of the story of my trip to the World Whistling Convention in Kawasaki Japan. This part focuses on my preparation.
Hero, Victim or Learner?
Are you the “hero” of every one of your life stories? The “victim”? Both of those can be exhausting. How about trying “learner”?
Summer of Sham
It’s about more than a game. For the good of our collective souls, let’s stop the flop.