Category: Research
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The Landscape of Inequality
Project Statement In my lifetime I have witnessed ideas about equality, inclusion and diversity evolve into an integrated framework of principles that have increasingly become part of the fabric of our institutions of government, business,…
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It’s in My DNA, Part 2
I posted earlier about the DNA results I received from Ancestry. They recently sent an update that reports a reduction in the Scottish component of my DNA from 3% to 2%, but increases my Welch…
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The Linguistic and Cultural Interplay Between “Testify”, “Testimony”, and “Testicle”
I recently attended a presentation, given by a forensic anthropologist, on the various procedures and techniques used to investigate a crime scene. In the discussion on managing evidence, the presenter made an aside on the…
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Photo Albums
Introduction Over the last 15 years I have prepared over 20 physical photo books, using various printing-publishing services as well as making the books myself. While using a printing-publishing service such as Blurb is easier…
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AI: Are we going to be Eclipsed?
This note includes large sections of the article “Human Beings Are Soon Going to Be Eclipsed,” written by David Brooks and published in the New York Times, July 13, 2023. The Turning Test proposed by…
