Humans are an ambitious species, some of us are a little more ambitious than others.  How do you draw the line between irrational and ambitious? When is it “ok” to be irrational? This irrational mindset is one that helps push humanity forward… If we were completely rational 24/7 there’s a good chance we wouldn’t have…

If you turn around and look into humanity’s past you’ll see an interesting pattern… Our perception of “normal” changes over time. There are many examples, but here are a few I could think of…  Looking back it seems crazy that society would label any of these ideas or practices as “normal”, but sure enough, almost…

Life is complex and when I say “life” I mean all aspects of life… Finances, biology, ecosystems, love, intellect, etc.  The feeling of being “right” is nice, but the more I dig into complexity, the more I realize, we’re NEVER “right”, we’re just a little “less wrong”. This is important, so I’ll repeat it… You’re…

What is “intelligence”?  Intelligence is an interesting word and its definition is something we all struggle to agree on, especially the experts. Even though we’re unable to agree on a single definition for “intelligence” we know it’s possibly the most important feature of humanity… It’s what separates us from every other species on this planet.…

I have a question for you… “What’s worth knowing?” This is the question I’ve come back to time and time again while researching cloud technology. But… Before we discuss this deep question let’s first understand how we’ve got to this moment.  Cloud technology is the topic for this week, as usual, I’ve run into many…

Why is that we humans struggle to see the objective world around us and the role we play within it?  After many hours of slamming my face repeatedly against a paper recently shared with me, this is the question I found myself asking myself.  Before I explain the paper and how I came to this…

Beautiful brains If you’re not a fan of body parts or biology, yes I agree, brains can be gross… But this wrinkly little sponge can do some amazing things when used in the right way. I personally have never been one to admire others for their beauty, money, experiences, or status, but when it comes…

“Words and symbols, that’s all they are…” This quote is something I’ve repeated to myself almost daily over the past 6+ months. “Why?” you ask, let me explain. In the past whenever I would meet someone working on something truly inspiring, such as Space Colonization, Artificial General Intelligence, or Nuclear Fusion, I found myself defaulting…

Timing is everything, especially when it comes to discovering books that really shift your perspective. Luckily, “Stillness” has done just that for me… Helping me zoom out to see the forest through the trees. Ryan has done it again! Whittling down the thoughts and behaviors from a wide variety of inspirational characters into simple, but…

So over the last couple of months, I’ve been catching myself giving advice to others that I rarely apply. This brought me to think… Why is it always so much easier to give advice to someone else, instead of applying it yourself? The gap between “knowing” and “understanding” hangs on one simple thing… ACTION! It’s…