There’s no easy fix for this busy-bragging epidemic, but we call all take steps on our own to make the problem better.
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SXSW Convergence Festival: The Authoritarian Playbook
The SXSW Conference includes much more than music and movies. Its Convergence Festival includes government. At SXSW 2018 Authoritarian Playbook session, three highly experienced speakers discussed the common indicators that suggest a country is moving toward authoritarianism.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Good for Otto’ by David Rabe, with Ed Harris, F. Murray Abraham
In this long but engrossing play set in a mental health clinic, Rabe outlines each character's distinctive battleground, where counselors defend and encourage them against their tendencies to self-harm.
Read More »Let’s Face It – We Cannot Survive Without Our Smartphones
Being dependent on my smartphone feels right despite my knowing it is wrong.
Read More »Firewalls About to Become a Thing of the Past
The fact that firewalls are now becoming outdated is proof that IT has taken big leaps in the field of security.
Read More »Improving Diversity in the Workplace: Eight Obstacles Millennials Face
As a young professional, one of your biggest personal challenges may be making your voice heard on issues of diversity and inclusion. Volunteering to work on these matters can help you build influence in your organization.
Read More »Visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Discover what the NMAAHC has to offer your family and friends and add it to your travel bucket list.
Read More »Healthy Cooking Program Feeds Female Prison Inmates Vital Skills
The simple act of learning what is good to put in your body and how to budget for the healthy food you need, along with how to prepare it, should be taught not only in every prison, but in every school and in every household in America. One Arkansas program for female inmates is lighting the way.
Read More »How to Get 99% Voter Turnout in the US?
There’s lots of talk about the importance of getting out the vote. Yet there seems to be little discussion of existing models that could make that happen. Many countries have almost complete voter turnout at elections. Bolivia is one such country. I’m a permanent resident of Bolivia and have seen …
Read More »You Can Now Visualize All Your Activity in Gmail
Now, there’s an analytics tool that could help you accomplish this feat of productivity: it’s called Gmail Metrics, and it enables you to visualize many of your Gmail-related activities in charts and graphs.
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