Doing Hard Things is… Hard. But Not Impossible.
Show of hands: how many of us need to join Team Glock?
You Got To Have Friends
A week in an awkward social situation has gotten me thinking about the skills needed for friendship, and its importance in our lives.
The Death of (Traditional) Funerals
Traditional funeral services and burials are out; celebrations of life and cremations are in. The way we say goodbye to loved ones is changing.
How I Learned to Stop Grooving on Sunday Afternoons (Update)
The reasons we have so much trouble admitting that we were wrong about song lyrics tell us something about why it is so hard to change our beliefs on any subect.
The Race for Third Place
I asked ChatGPT to write a post for me. Then I tried it for myself. When was the last time you went to a library?
Replacement Theory
Chat GPT would be delighted to take over my writing duties at boneconnector.com. He’d be a lot quicker than I am, and not half bad. But would I give him the job?
Should I Ditch the Dictionary and Drive a Dredge?
A new study attempts to rate the jobs most and least vulnerable to AI. It’s fun and thought-provoking — but don’t take it too seriously.
Weighing Anchors
What happens to a community when it loses its anchors? Our memories are getting fuzzy.
AI and Jobs Part 3: “Steering” AI With Policy
The AI ship has sailed. It will bring untold new wealth and brilliant products… and major disruption to the job market. Can policy tugboats steer it?
The Original Blueprints for the City Upon a Hill
A line from a 1630 sermon has become a talking point for American politicians. They should read the original document a little more closely.
AI and Jobs Part 2: Seven “T” Jobs for the Future
AI and automation are going to take a lot of our current jobs — what might the jobs of the future look like? (deepai.org shows some of them)