Folks, our government is in the process of asking private companies to regulate content on social media sites. Journalist Glenn Greenwald writes, “Silicon Valley executives, required by law and by their nature…
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The ambulance pulled into the driveway. “Is she dead?” I tremulously asked as they wheeled my 96-year-old beautiful, brilliant, sweet, unconscious mom toward the house. “No,” the hospice people said and dropped…
I have such fond childhood memories of libraries. Having a library card was a ticket to worlds far beyond my young reach. Local librarians of that era grew to know kids who…
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…