“We have just been hit hard by a #pandemic that we were warned in terms of years and decades that we were not ready for, and it turns out that we were our own worst enemies in this country.
What about the pandemic after that?”
Category Archives: Op/Ed
Rebellions Are Built On Hope
A few days ago, I posted about #FightingFear, as the country reels from the open wound of #racism. I wrote about some of my relatives back in Kansas who were not afraid to proclaim their fear of anyone who wasn’t #WhiteLikeThem. I have debated the idea of writing less during recent #BlackoutTuesday #socialmedia efforts so as to not takeContinue reading “Rebellions Are Built On Hope”
How To Fight Fear: #WillYouTakeMyHand?
“[Their] strength is borne out of pure necessity because they live in constant #fear, always looking for the next knife aimed at their back. Their strength is painted rust. It’s a facade. The only way to defeat fear is to tell it ‘No’. No, we will not take shortcuts on the path to righteousness. No, weContinue reading “How To Fight Fear: #WillYouTakeMyHand?”
#SCIENCERULES: Observations
“By George!” cried the inspector. “How did you ever see that?” “Because I looked for it.” ― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “#SherlockHolmes: The Adventure of the Dancing Men” During my time growing up, I would be expected by my parents to be #observant and notice things; looking both ways (even down and up a one-way street) forContinue reading “#SCIENCERULES: Observations”
#ScienceRules: One Bottle of Oil
So, what’s the point of holding on to a bottle of oil that 11 people paid for with their lives?
Because, some day, this bottle may be a throwback, an antique, a remembrance… more importantly, it could be a lesson. Perhaps even: an exhibit piece. An inspiration to do better? One can always hope.
#ScienceRules: TO THE SKY
“The #astronauts, the #engineers, the #mathematicians, the #scientists of tomorrow are looking for inspiration at your table right now. “
#AndSoItGoes: THE POWER OF POSITIVE COMMENTING
In the first season of @HartHanson’s amazing TV series #Bones, artist-in-residence Angela Montenegro experiences a crisis of confidence in the episode “The Woman In The Tunnel” in that, once a free-spirited artist, she now spent her days electronically reconstructing shattered faces and mangled bodies. Her boss, Dr. Daniel Goodman, reminds her that if it wasn’t forContinue reading “#AndSoItGoes: THE POWER OF POSITIVE COMMENTING”
NEWSCAST CONSULTANT: INCREASE STEM STORIES
Newscast producers with time to fill (especially on weekend newscasts or when news coverage is decently quiet) should consider more science/astronomy/STEM stories which are usually readily available packaged from various non-network media outlets. What are you able to feature that is different and unique that your competition stations are not? What is there available thatContinue reading “NEWSCAST CONSULTANT: INCREASE STEM STORIES”
“RUMOR CONTROL, CAN I HELP YOU?”
“The best way to combat fear and dissipate confusion is with knowledge and information. “
Meteorologist Austen Onek 