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NEW VIDEO: A Minnesotan Responds - The Daycare Fraud Outcry

🤔 I had several thoughts in response to the weekend's viral video about daycare center fraud here in Minnesota. 🔷Why didn't the local news stories about this ...

NEW VIDEO: Researching Corruption (but loving humanity anyway)

A super interesting conversation with Amber Yang! 🤔 You know how some people are often suspicious of what the government tells us? 🙏 And how some people ignor...

A Chance to Give Directly to a Family in Need

‘Tis the season—our 6th to be exact. This is for those interested in donating to a cause with an immediate impact you’ll get to witness. This year’s annual holi...

My State's Rampant Fraud Inspired this Philosophical Essay

Minnesota's latest return to national news (social services fraud) saw post after post on social media devoted to the problems of my state. This reaction demons...

Zen and the Excitement of Deer Hunting

Note: I am now publishing my updates and articles (such as the one below) on Substack. This will better accommodate those on my email list already receiving my ...

NEW PODCAST - I Speak to a Researcher Who Wants to Live Forever

There are so many new potentials humanity is on the cusp of realizing. The rise of integrated A.I. (particularly artificial general intelligence) will itself se...

NEW VIDEO - How Tech Is Upending the Music Industry

NEW EPISODE - A conversation on what's happened (and what's happening) to the music industry. - Remember buying albums? - Remember Rock 'n Roll? - What happened...

NEW PODCAST GUEST - Seeking Your Questions

There is a growing community of scientists and enthusiasts who believe we can reverse aging. 🧐 Is immortality in humanity's future? 🤔 - What are your thoughts...

The Gun Control Debate Today

Today I had coffee with a local leader of a gun violence prevention group. Gun rights folks: I know what you’re thinking, “Oh boy. What did that gun-grabber act...

VIDEO: Why the Proposed Gun Bans Won't Help

The call to action following the Annunciation tragedy is all about the guns. But it should be less about the weapons and more about the broken person behind it....

Focusing on Guns Misses the Mark

When it comes to preventing school shootings, there is an automatic association connecting “action” with “gun laws.” A false dichotomy is presented: We either r...

Photos from Annunciation in Mourning

Saturday, I visited the memorial for the shooting victims at the front of Annunciation Church in Minneapolis. While yet two miles away, another church's digital...

My Interview with an NFL Head Coach is Out!

🍿 Looking for some weekend entertainment? ▶️ My interview with former Vikings coach Brad Childress is out! https://youtu.be/R7vQZTP7QEo We discuss his time wit...

NEW VIDEO (essay) - "Is This the Future of Societies?" My Visit to Prospera, Honduras

I just published my video essay about visiting the Próspera startup society, the Infinita City biotech community that calls Próspera home, and how these communi...

$1Billion / Screening Premiere NEXT FRIDAY

For those in the Twin Cities, I have a new project premiering at next weekend's Culture Convergence festival! This is my video story "The Future of Societies?" ...

I wrote this poem about my friend who is dying

Visiting Peter several times inspired this poem. I thought of how seeing someone off on a journey is usually an act of support and recognition. But here, when e...

I turned my "mushroom poem" into a musical video

Moved by that large, orange mushroom in the green Minnesota forest, I wrote about how our lives are also blessed with such random delights—indeed, how we're a p...

My Mushroom Poem (from a silent retreat)

Given a few more days following the news that rattled our state, I reflect back and see how my past weekend experience could hardly be further from the escalati...

It's Not About a Feud or a Scandal; It's About an Aging System

Yesterday's big developments could be an important inflection point in the direction of the country and points to what I've been exploring about societies and t...

So long, Star Tribune. Hello, video essays.

After drafting a 2,500-word piece for the newspaper about my visit to the Próspera and InfinitaCity startup societies in Honduras, I was notified they are no lo...