What do I know about math? The more I considered the question, the more I understood that we all know more about math than we may realize. Big thanks to my friend Kate Ertmann—a lover of math—for encouraging me to write an essay about math and its role in our lives....
Weirdness Is A Virtue (That We Must Cultivate and Celebrate)
“Austin has become the epicenter of exponential growth.” -Douglass Rushkoff Douglas Rushkoff is one of America’s most important intellectuals, authors, and teachers. In March, Rushkoff spoke at South By Southwest about the changes he has witnessed at the conference,...
Communication Arts Likes the Articles I Publish on Adpulp.com
It's nice to be liked. As a writer, it's even better to be read and promoted. In the past year plus, Communication Arts (@CommArts) has shared my writing about developments in media, marketing, and advertising a total of six different times on Twitter....
Making and Appreciating Art Is Central to the Human Experience
Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being is a how-to guide and religious-like affirmation for people living the artist’s life. The author provides tips learned from decades of producing hit records, but the book is bigger than a self-help manual for those...
Susan Sontag on the Need to Recover Our Senses
"Ours is a culture based on excess, on overproduction; the result is a steady loss of sharpness in our sensory experience… What is important now is to recover our senses. We must learn to see more, to hear more, to feel more. Our task is not to find the maximum amount...