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When There Was No October 5

Pope Gregory XIII wanted to “fix” the Julian calendar that had been in common usage, so he decreed that October 4, 1582 on the Julian…

Oct 5

When There Was No October 5

Oct 5

Tree Rings and Fingerprints

The similarity between a fingerprint and the rings of a tree is really interesting. Are there any other connections between the human…

Nov 10, 2023

Tree Rings and Fingerprints

Nov 10, 2023

The New World Normal

You are still going to hear more and more this summer and fall about the “new normal” or the “next normal” as we hopefully move out of the…

May 10, 2021

The New World Normal

May 10, 2021

On a Path

April 8 is the day Buddhists celebrate the birthday of Buddha. Gautama Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama, Prince of Kapilavastu in…

Apr 15, 2021

On a Path

Apr 15, 2021

NFT: A Non-Fungible What?

NFTs are getting a lot of buzz. What are they and who is using them?

Mar 9, 2021

NFT: A Non-Fungible What?

Mar 9, 2021

The Subtle Art of Persuasive Design

Tech companies use “persuasive design” to get us hooked. Some psychologists say it’s unethical. Children are particularly susceptible to…

Feb 16, 2021

The Subtle Art of Persuasive Design

Feb 16, 2021

Failing Is Good

School teaches us very quickly that you don’t want to fail. In school and at work, failure has consequences. But it also has benefits.

Feb 15, 2021

Failing Is Good

Feb 15, 2021

WTF is Cancel Culture?

I wrote earlier about moderating content and issues about freedom of speech. One conclusion in that article was that private companies…

Jan 27, 2021

WTF is Cancel Culture?

Jan 27, 2021

Bad Is Stronger Than Good

…negativity has a greater effect on one’s psychological state and processes than neutral or positive things

Jan 15, 2020

Bad Is Stronger Than Good

Jan 15, 2020

Burning ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’

On November 10, 1973, school officials in Drake, North Dakota, burned copies of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

Nov 16, 2019

Burning ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’

Nov 16, 2019

Kenneth Ronkowitz

Kenneth Ronkowitz

Random by design. Predictably irrational. It's turtles all the way down. Education + Tech + Poetry. Jersey boy

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