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True or false? Behind every great [married] woman is a great man

Sheryl Sandberg, speaking at a conference, said the advice she often gives women is,  “The most important career choice you’ll make is who you marry.”  Based on my experience, she’s right and still, I feel a bit of a twinge of disappointment (resentment?) that comes from the awareness that you won’t hear a man saying the most Read the full article…




Thoughts on innovation, entrepreneurship, & changing the world

Last Friday I had the opportunity to attend the closing session for Singularity University‘s 2011 Graduate School Program. Speakers included Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis (co-founders of Singularity U), Reid Hoffman, and Vinod Khosla along with overviews of the student’s projects.  For now, I’ll highlight some of the comments made by Hoffman and Khosla.  In my next post, Read the full article…




Hollywood, Health and Society (HHS)- PT. 2: Examples of using TV for good

Sandra de Castro Buffington at WFS 2011

In my last post, I wrote about Sandra de Castro Buffington who heads Hollywood, Health & Society.  I promised a piece where Sandra described things in greater detail.  In this audio clip, Sandra provides some detailed examples of how TV has been used to increase awareness of health and safety issues:  Sandra–de-Castro-Buffinton_WF2011_  The results have Read the full article…


Hollywood, Health and Society (HHS)- PT. 1: Turning TV and films into tools for change

The best session I attended at World Future Society was called “Conscious Evolution”.  The overall theme was leveraging the arts and broadcast media to create positive change in society.  Who knew? One of the panelists was Sandra de Castro Buffington, Director of Hollywood Health & Society program at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center.  A Read the full article…



Yesterday the world lost a magnificent innovator

Yesterday, the world lost Dr. Baruch Blumberg, a lifelong learner, explorer and innovator. Best noted for his winning the Nobel Prize for development of the Hepatitis B vaccine, he had also co-created the field of Astrobiology and actively supported space exploration for its contributions to improving life on earth. Humble, warm and caring- he will be missed by many.