Marvel Heroes: What They Stand For, What They Teach Us
Earth rising over the Moon is an iconic image snapped by the Apollo 8 crew. It was the first time we looked at our world and saw who we really are: a small world where life is fragile and uncertain, and we are all floating as one. How do we face a world of...
Disrupting Loneliness – Social Isolation in Society and in Space
Humans are not meant to be alone. Since the coronavirus epidemic, social Isolation has been experienced around the world and has grown into one of the most harmful risks to human health. Extensive isolation has separated families and close friends, jeopardizing mental...
Social-Emotional Lessons to Achieve Our Goals: the Key is HOW Team Members Connect and Work with Each Other
Today, is January 20th, 2021, Inauguration Day. We are called upon to achieve an important cause needed for our future: To unify. What will that entail? To succeed, we will need to know, and demonstrate, the right attitudes and skills. A long-term study shows...
How to Live Long and Prosper? — The Answer’s in the Logo
Humans are explorers by nature. We are drawn to seek what is unknown so that it can be understood. In a handful of years we will arrive at our destination: the polar region of the Moon and later to Mars -- goals that are both audacious and dangerous. How will we...
LEADERSHIP MATTERS: How to Choose the Right Traits for a Great Leader
(What Are Yours?) There are a handful of weeks left before the U.S. national presidential election of 2020. It is a very important election and each vote matters. If you are unsure of your choice for president, the model offered here is often used in selection...
ASCEND — Space will be looking up this November!
A New Virtual Platform Will Beam Us Together to ShareInnovations and Conversations I will be among the speakers at AIAA’s ASCEND under ‘Different Missions – Shared Space.’ Our startup, Kinoo, will share our breakthrough innovation my team and I have created...
What Will Unite Our Planet? The Stars
A recent excursion to Mauna Kea to the see the stars changed suddenly: a rare snowfall blocked the roads and to my long-awaited night of viewing the heavens on some of the best peaks in the world. Skies atop the Big Island are an open star-scape, unspoiled by city...
Our Human Longing: To Connect with Each Other
“It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, a new release starring Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers, is more than the sentimental journey the title implies. The beauty of the movie (no spoilers) shows how deeply Rogers understood humankind: He had an uncommon awareness of our common longing. Fred Rogers understood that, from the time we […]
Humor: What Your Humor Style Says About You Today and the Future AI Humor Agent
Your humor style says a lot about you. A sense of humor means getting and giving a laugh—a truly human quality. Having a sense of humor is important enough that it’s a trait sought in candidates applying for one of the most serious jobs on earth (or off): NASA Astronaut. Humor, researchers contend, is correlated […]