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EP 724 Artificial Intelligence is a Thing of the Present: What Can We Expect Going Forward?
Artificial intelligence(AI) took on a decidely greater importance with the commercial application of ChatGPT about a year ago. And though this is not the Stone Age of AI, its development is in its
EP 723 Is the End of the Road For Democracy Just Up Ahead in the USA?
According to one of the great practitioners of the art of political persuasion and campaign direction, it just may be. And our greatest danger may be our inability or willingness to recognize whats h
EP 722 The AR-15 and Its Devastating History
America, it is said, was a country born with a rifle in its hand, but none so devastating as the recent history of the AR-15. Call it a semi-automatic that can be converted into an automatic or selec
EP 721 Is a Rising Global Middle Class a Good Thing?
How could it be anything but? More people around the globe are being lifted out of poverty than ever before. In fact, half of the worlds population can count themselves in that number and the pace
EP 720 Some Rebels May Have a Cause But Don’t Have What It Takes to Make the Change
There are visionary leaders who want to create transformational change, but they may not have the skill set, strategy or fortune of good timing to affect the result they are looking for. It takes a n
EP 719 Children Taking in Alarming Levels of Toxins in Foods
Out of a growing concern for skyrocketing levels of mental health issues,violence, behavior and learning disorders in American children, an activist group, Moms Across America, commissioned testing on
EP 718 Football’s Danger Even Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads
Footballs violence and its impact on the brain get most of the attention these days. Even if little is done to control the impacts, there are stories detailing the interrupted, or destroyed, lives o
EP 717 Do You Have a Balanced Portfolio?
The one thing we all have in common is that we have to manage money throughout our lifetimes. And yet there is so little financial literacy taught in our schools. There are certain sound principle
EP 716 Remaking Colleges and Universities for the Digital World
Disruption is the name of the game in so many corners of our economy including music, video entertainment, and other communications sectors, and our guest argues in this podcast that higher education
EP 715 Why Does Being Wrong Matter Less Than Being Part of a Community of Like Thinkers?
I remember a popular song back in the day whose title was If Loving You is Wrong I Dont Want to Be Right and while that was about love, how is it that we in this society almost 50 years later have