by Ken JP Stuczynski | May 20, 2012 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
I first woke up in my thinking about the appropriateness of government social programs when I read the account of Senator Davey Crockett’s change of heart about funding a widow. More than that, itt makes me sick to my stomach when people blindly praise a...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | May 15, 2012 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law, Psychology, Society & Culture
In this TED Talk, the speaker brings humor to the idea that context and perspective are more important than facts in human behavior and decision-making. More interesting to me is how he reframes economics and politics in the process.
by Barry Fagin | Apr 30, 2012 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
{Publsihed in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 2-21-08} Math and politics: Two of my favorite things. After I attended my first caucus, I knew I’d have to write about them. As I sat in my precinct meeting, I thought about the mathematics of representative democracy. The...
by Bob Hubbard | Apr 28, 2012 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
You see this often in discussions, political discussions. Someone who has serious issues with a politician will make the claim that “Anyone is better than” -insert name here-. I’m sure I’m guilty of using this claim myself. Recently here that...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Apr 13, 2012 | Society & Culture, Technology & Futurism
This TED talk poses a counterpoint to the one posted earlier this week. A powerful excerpt: I believe it’s because technology appeals to us most where we are most vulnerable. And we are vulnerable. We’re lonely, but we’re afraid of intimacy. And so...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Apr 10, 2012 | Society & Culture, Technology & Futurism
This TED talk really exemplifies my own sentiments on communiction technology (cell phones and the Internet) in relation to psychological and sociological aspects of human evolution. By the way, the term I like most from this talk is “Ambient...
