How to Be a Force for Good

Girl with Star Wand

I considered naming this post “How to Be a Good Person” but I don’t believe there are good people and bad people any more than there are good bats and bad bats. The only thing that separates us from other species is our extraordinary capacity for compassion and our high level of self-awareness. If we … Read more

The Voice Top 12 Season 8

Here’s a recap of the performances by the top 12 finalists on the first season of The Voice in 2015. Reba McEntire was the evening’s guest host. 1. Hannah Kirby – Team Blake First up, was Hannah Kirby of Team Blake. I LOVE Hannah Kirby. She’s definitely one of my favorites. She’s got great personality … Read more

Why Haven’t Aliens Visited Us? The Fermi Paradox

Thanks to a posting by Elon Musk on Twitter, I have been reading crazy amounts of information about the Fermi Paradox today. The Fermi Paradox basically states that given the number of planets capable of supporting life in the universe, we should have been visited by aliens technologically more advanced than us many times over … Read more