War on Excellence

My oldest boy goes to college this September, he will be a freshman at the University of Oregon. He was not excited. He would rather bypass the next four years, just get a job and start earning. I am empathetic. But I also know college remains a critical rite of passage to show on theContinue reading “War on Excellence”

Game Theory

Neil Patrick Harris portrays Carl Jenkins (featured in the banner image) in Starship Troopers (1997). Carl Jenkins demonstrates both a high mathematical intelligence as well as psychic-abilities which, when he signs up for Federal Service, lands him in Games and Theory: military intelligence (replete with SS-styled uniforms). When I saw the Reading List and FinalContinue reading “Game Theory”

Sleep

The proliferation of wearable technology to grab biometric information should prove beneficial, if it is allowed to do so: Wearable technology promises to revolutionise health care Do not let bureaucracy delay matters The Economist, May 5, 2022 I am optimistic for the future of health care when technology allows for the treatment of individuals andContinue reading “Sleep”