News & Notes
Bid On Me (For A Better World)
For the past few years, I’ve been writing essays for Ode Magazine that explore the science and poetry of the human condition. Thus far, I’ve dealt with subjects such as the role of altruism in economics, the importance of dissent in society, and the spiritual value of boredom. Continue reading →
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Students from my school, the Institut Européen de Journalisme, are competing in the annual Défi Express. It is a competition for journalism schools where students create a special 20-page dossier for the local edition of L’Express, a national news magazine. Continue reading →
Quantifying Goodness
My friend and KMZ REB collaborator Adrian Hornsby has spent the past few years devoted to a most unusual project: creating a complicated system to accurately measure what was once considered immeasurable – ‘goodness’. Continue reading →
My Students Are Awesome
Now that I teach at the Institut Européen de Journalisme in Marseille, I am faced with a quandary when discussing the future of my students. On one hand, this is a time of great doomsaying, especially for print journalism. One need only glance at the following graph to grasp the cynicism:
A glorious life
Death is so often a time of sadness and reflection. But, today, with news of the passing of George Whitman, I am mostly filled with a sense of awe and respect. George died at the age of 98. Continue reading →
Gold Medal
Accolades are always welcome and this week I’ve learned an essay I wrote about the value of dissent for Ode Magazine has won the gold medal in the Best Single Article/Feature category at the annual Folio Magazine awards. Continue reading →
