Aesthetic
Unlike a flash, which seizes our attention but for a moment, things beautiful have a way of protracted drawing-in, of capturing and holding focus, inviting that we peer more deeply,…
Unlike a flash, which seizes our attention but for a moment, things beautiful have a way of protracted drawing-in, of capturing and holding focus, inviting that we peer more deeply,…
A backbone technology in molecular biology is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) invented in 1983. Its inventor, Kary Mullis, PhD, was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in chemistry (shared with Michael…
On many of the videoconferences now a daily feature of secure-in-place work, participants elect whether to turn on their camera. Why chose to be seen? It’s well known, although not…
In addition to the large-scale human tragedy, the COVID-19 pandemic is uncomfortable because of displaced workplaces (Stay Home), new communication patterns (internet-and-phone only), as well as requirements for heightened intentionality…
As much as we may recoil from personal drama (change of trajectory, surprises, startling development, arrival of the unanticipated, a guess proved wrong, a commitment thwarted), there is something in…
Science is all about measurement. Is this bigger than that? Did this change over time? Is the object of study moving relative to a reference? How is this different from…
Facts can be liberating and enabling...when they are understood and respected. Here’s an enabling truth: the agreement between what is done and what is said builds great trust. To have…
In the depth of engagement with work, challenges, struggles, and even in the close-up craft of enjoyable tasks, there is a tendency to lose perspective. There is guidance and wisdom…
The old adage that “life is a journey not a destination” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) is a good reminder of the need to enter each day aware that things changed overnight. …
(I just checked on-line, and it appears that "grets" is not an English word, yet.) Since its up for grabs, I thought I'd back into a definition of "grets" by…