On a train to New York City, I found myself sitting next to a doctor from Johns Hopkins. Mid-career. Confident. As it turned out, he was also from a family of doctors. In his career, he said he’d alternated between research and seeing patients and I … [Continue reading]
There is a widespread consensus that we’re on the cusp of a workplace revolution that will automate millions of jobs and replace millions of workers. Among the many questions is whether these displaced workers will still be able to support themselves … [Continue reading]
(photo by lyle owerko) After 9/11, I had a two-part image in my head. I recall the strikingly clarity and vividness of that morning as if it were yesterday. A storm had swept the Northeast the day before, giving rise to a rare … [Continue reading]
Nature has a big problem. Too few of us believe that climate change will happen here or will affect us personally if it does. But these misperceptions are only one aspect of the problem. Too many decision makers--and too many workers caught in the … [Continue reading]
(photo by Markus Spiske temporausch.com @pixels) We are moving into less settled times both here and in the rest of the world. Several different storms are gathering along the waterfront today: - in politics, with gridlock both breaking down and … [Continue reading]
