I’m trying out a little something new, sharing some tidbits from the previous week. This page may use affiliate links. That means if you use any of those links, I may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives Nothing particularly novel […]
MODIS satellite with the Max digital graphics look… … what kind of sorcery is this? Did I size and position a downloaded image just right? While I will admit to being a bit of a weirdo about that sort of thing… nope, it’s layered in Max. Our chief meteorologist in Ohio wrote a blog in
It’s been quite some time since I wrote Part 1 and Part 2 of this little series. A little thing happened in the intervening time… I left local TV. It was time for a new challenge, although I didn’t really know what that looked like. I was pretty darn sure that it didn’t involve staying
I was recently asked to come up with three significant challenges that I believe the broadcast media industry will face over the next few years. I’ll separate each into an individual post. Here’s part 1. My second challenge: generalists vs. specialists. Of course, anything written about the future has to include something about AI, and
I was recently asked to come up with three significant challenges that I believe the broadcast media industry will face over the next few years. I’ll separate each into an individual post. My first challenge: burnout. A trend I have seen by those in broadcast television over the past several years is that talent is
I regularly listen to NPR’s Hidden Brain podcast. I always find it interesting, but a recent episode, “In The Heat Of The Moment: How Intense Emotions Transform Us,” made me think about the problem of kids being left in cars and dying of heat stroke. In the cases of it being a terrible accident, I
One podcast I recently subscribed to is You Are Not So Smart. Yes, the name piques curiosity. Anyway, I haven’t prioritized actually listening to the episodes I’ve downloaded until the other day, when I finally got around to listening to an episode entitled “Meetings.” The general idea of the episode was that we almost universally
I recently listened to the “What is Original?” episode of NPR’s TED Radio Hour. One of the guests discussed Benjamin Franklin – specifically, that he didn’t patent his inventions. He wanted others to develop them further. The guest added that it was common for people to gather and share ideas in coffeehouses since such locations
This is one that’s been gnawing at my brain for some time. A criticism we sometimes face is making a big deal out of routine weather, acting as though something that happens often is noteworthy or dangerous. Here’s the problem: it can be. And is. Take a recent study that showed that falling precipitation increases
