Technology is saving endangered rhinos and elephants in Africa. I am talking about a significant reduction of poaching through new programs like Connected Conservation. BACKGROUND Rhino horn is in demand in Asia,…
Of all people, George Orwell said, “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.” What a prophet! If he only knew how “understood” we are getting!…
According to Futurist Thomas Frey, a radical shift is occurring in education right now. We are headed for new territories to deal with the exponential growth of information available today. Students are…
I once saw the respiration of the Earth. I could see trees breathing, the chest of the forest floor rhythmically heaving. The hues of sunset were all kinds of layered colors. The…
I really want to have chickens again, but Topanga is a tough place to have them. There are so many clever predators. No matter how careful you are, it seems impossible to…
Are you wondering what the Facebook commotion is about? Here is the situation. It involves United States privacy laws, data mining and manipulation of the masses. What happened? There are allegations that…
A whiff of spring this early March day. I long for rich, loamy dirt and a bag of heritage seeds. But forget corn, beans or tomato crops. Today, I am going to…
In 1968, I went to work as an editor at The Film Group in Chicago. We made commercials for money and documentaries for love. I was a green kid from the suburbs.…
I love the Olympics. When the games came to Los Angeles in 1984, my children and I hung out every day with the athletes at the Olympic Village in Westwood. The spirit…
“A Ship in port is safe. But that is not what ships are for.” —Grace Hopper FLOATING DOCTORS CELEBRATES ITS NINTH ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH. WE THOUGHT IT APPROPRIATE TO TAKE TIME TO…