“We Now Know 1,000 Ways Not To Invent A Light Bulb” ~ Thomas Edison

One of my long-time clients and friends arranged a presentation of a new venture for five people last night, and tenacity was on my mind. It’s not every day that one is sufficiently fortunate and honored to have dinner with a world-class scientist and inventor. This man has invented a technology that was heretofore considered […]

Who Decides On Issues Affecting Technology And Ethics?

Technology and ethics: an increasingly troubling set of concerns. We have expanding abilities to challenge the status quo of human beings in ways that can be amazing, but also frightening and horrific. Cloning, stem cell therapy, genetic engineering are ready examples. Who decides? On what basis are decisions made? What kind of accountability and oversight […]

What Happens If No One Understands The Technology That We Use?

Have human beings kept up with the technology that we have invented? I must admit that I couldn’t successfully detail for you how most things work besides a general description. Carl Sagan said: “We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that […]