Political Omnivores
I host a podcast called Let’s Know Things wherein I add context to what’s happening in the news. I love the hell out of writing, but I find podcasting presents an opportunity to discuss important topics in a different way,…
Category: Let’s Know Things
Writings originally featured in Let’s Know Things
Hands-Free
On this week’s episode of Let’s Know Things we talk about the burgeoning hands-free audio movement, the technologies that are depending on and amplifying this progression, and why it’s being promoted as a next-generation UI. We also touch on podcasting…
Colossal & Connected
On this week’s episode of Let’s Know Things, we talk about great big events, the interconnectedness of everything, and why it’s so difficult for us to perceive outsized happenings — or in some cases even believe they exist. We also…
Population
It’s boggling how much information we have access to today, and yet how misinformed we can be about so many things. Part of the issue is that we very often talk past each other when supposedly discussing or debating. But…
Look Away
On this week’s episode of Let’s Know Things, we touch on the idea of shunning, then deep-dive into empiricism versus faith, trust and journalism, and how politicians are like magicians. We also discuss why diluting the influence of journalism and…
Non-Human Intelligence
On the most recent episode of my podcast, Let’s Know Things, we discuss intelligence, and in particular the types of intelligence we find outside of our own species.
Shoulds & Ares
The conflict between short-term thinking and long-term thinking can be heated and adversarial.
The Internet of Things
This piece was originally featured in Let’s Know Things, a free, irregularly published email in which I discuss a topic and do my best to explain it concisely in historical, present, and future context. A piece in WIRED magazine focusing…