This isn’t exactly a business topic, but an article caught my eye about people who get scientific degrees based on traditional science, then use their credential to lend support to non-scientific groups. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/12/america/web.0212create.php
If someone gets a legit scientific degree from a major institution, should they be allowed to trumpet that connection when presenting teachings that [...]
Ok. I can’t keep quiet about this any longer. It’s driving me nuts. I just read a story titled $2 million US settlement in Boston TV ad bomb hoax. This is a fine example of how the wrong words can do damage, even when intending to inform.
“Bomb hoax” implies intent to deceive people into believing [...]
In an article on Reuters, Steven Anderson, the National Restaurant Association’s Chief Executive, has asked that an ad starring Kevin Federline as a fast-food worker leaves the impression that “working in a restaurant is demeaning and unpleasant and asking the commercial to be dumped.”
Does Mr. Anderson really think the commercial will hurt people’s opinions of [...]
In a recent New York Times article on CEO pay, the reporter closely examines pay practices where companies use peer groups to justify CEO pay. But they don’t disclose who those peers are, allowing CEOs to inflate their pay by carefully choosing the peer group.
That all sounds fine and dandy, but I must ask: what [...]
I was just reading an article on the impending water shortage. Most of us are totally in the dark about it, but for years, people who track such things have been warning that our water usage is coming close to surpassing the world’s available fresh water supply. MIT’s Technology Review magazine was writing about it [...]
Insurance is a weird beast. Basically, we all band together and put in money so if any of us hits misfortune, the pooled money can be used to help out. It works because typically, most of us do fine, and we can cover the misfortunates.
This is basically what communities do. We take care of [...]
Reading Fortune Magazine’s “Leading Indicators” in the September 4, 2006 edition, I ran across this tidbit:
$1.1 billion. Projected value of work hours used for playing fantasy football this season. The player (there are 36.8 million of ‘em in the U.S.) earn on average about $36 an hour and will spend about 50 minutes playing each [...]
At a recent physical exam, my weight was a tad above what I want it to be (probably all muscle, but you can never be too sure). So I went web surfing a bit about weight gain trends and found an article proclaiming that obesity is becoming a world-wide problem. It seems the availability of [...]
Privacy isn’t just about hiding what you do. It’s about confidence that your information can’t be falsified, forged, or misused.
Hi, all.
As I write this, I’m about to leave for a 10-day vacation camping far from civilization. No cell phones. No laptops. No internet connection. Just a chances to be away and in another world for a while. If past experience is any guide, I’ll come back refreshed, full of great ideas, and just rarin’ [...]
