2017 Public Scholars blog

Are we paying enough attention to how often we are moving (or NOT) during the day, aside from our planned exercise? Read more

For anyone looking to learn more about climate change, there is a game for that. Fate of the World is an ultra-complex and hyper-difficult simulator of the political action required to survive the next century. Read more

Report on a free online writing retreat experience. From 10am to 6pm, three phases: one thirty minute coaching call followed by two hours of writing.Three full and satisfying two-hour chunks of undivided writing time … Delicious! Read more

In my previous blog I was talking about ‘a new industrial revolution…’ referring to the fourth industrial revolution which is taking place right now. This ‘revolution’ is, unlike the preceding three industrial revolutions, occurring without necessarily an obvious new technological invention. Read more

Automation, a word which can evoke joy for the technologically inclined or fear and anger for others. At its core, automation consists of taking repetitive tasks , sometimes accompanied by strenuous labor and developing machinery and electronics..... Read more

Les Alts, a Concordian design team, made a public installation and puzzle game for Place des Arts. Read more

If you went to business school in the last 50 years, you likely left with the impression that corporations exist to serve the shareholder. For those of you who didn’t go to business school, you’ve probably heard this as well. But is this actually true? Read more

How the fear of alienation from majority academic communities can impact researchers of color. Read more

In this iteration, I explore the complexities of navigating both legal requirements and ethical obligations related to the notion of the ‘duty to report’. Read more

Social smoking is still smoking Read more