Numerous studies show that students who use AI to write their papers retain almost nothing about the subject, once the paper is delivered. And when instructors set the ground rules to use AI only for research, they found that cheating was rampant. Clay Shirky, Vice Provost at...
Winter sports fans know Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin, one of the world’s greatest alpine skiers. She crashed through a gate in November of last year, suffering a 3” abdominal stab wound which cut her deepest core muscle (and other gruesome details). Weeks later, Shiffrin’s physical therapist launched...
Last week, while training in Chicago for CDK, we asked attendees about their ratio of virtual to live presentations. Most were virtual. Because they position themselves close to their laptop screens, conditioning kicked in. The attendees who were primarily on camera had soft voices that...
Opinions based on ideology are whimsical flights of fancy. Empirical evidence is what’s needed to prove your point. Empirical evidence is acquired through observation or experimentation, rather than theory or speculation. It relies on direct experience and vetted data to support or refute a claim. Empirical evidence...
Santa Fe’s numerous art galleries and museums are one of its many attractions and why it was recently awarded the #1 city in America by U.S. Travel and Leisure.Vladem Contemporary snagged a fantastic exhibition called Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line. Artist Alphonse Mucha was...
We were watching the 2022 Netflix series The Resident. The third episode in Season #1 really grabbed us. It featured a cold open, and jump-started the narrative with no preamble, wind up or voice-over exposition. A cold open can be dramatic, humorous, or mysterious. It...
Situational awareness or SA is a necessary skill in law enforcement, ship navigation, emergency response, and other potentially dangerous lines of work. However, if you’re presenting an important talk or pitch, leveraging these skills will also serve you.The definition of SA is “Perception of the...
Last weekend was Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. It was also Deborah’s birthday, so we celebrated both. Our gardens are blooming, which is a reminder to introduce something new into our regimen and rid ourselves of what doesn’t serve us. With gardens,...