Last night, I was asked to share my testimony with the Navigators fellowship at Bowie State University. I shared, but departed greatly from my prepared comments, so I’m writing an abridged version of my thoughts here. A few points of background to start: 1.) The Navigators is a Christian organization emphasizing one to one discipleship….
Month: April 2011
the “energy of innovation”
GWU’s Frank Sesno hosts Planet Forward’s special episode on “The Energy of Innovation.” I found this especially encouraging, and even had the Lakers game on mute while I was listening. I was even able to convince another resident that we should not increase the volume on the game in our apartment building’s club room, while…
#64 van jones at powershift
i heard a clip of van jones’s powershift keynote while listening to amy goodman while getting out the door yesterday morning. i’m still processing his words, but he said something that i found very important to study: “our economy runs on death. every day we pull death out of the ground and burn it”… here’s…
#63: R&R==running and research
as you may know, i’m a new professor coming to the end of my first academic year. i’ve had the opportunity to write my first proposals, arrange my first collaborations, and teach my first class at this new institution. i’ve gotten to choose my first graduate students, join my first university committees, and attend my…
optimism vs. ‘predictive precautionary pessimism’
I’ve been excited and nervous about the debate on nuclear power safety both at the same time. It’s made me think about the nature of infrastructure failures. In short, our lifeline systems are becoming so safe that all failures will be catastrophic. Today on one of the morning radio shows I listen to, an interviewee…