Recently, I explored the power of new Artificial Intelligence-driven chat tools. It is a fascinating new frontier in human-to-computer interaction. As part of my exploration of these bold new tools, I spoke with a virtual representation of Bruce Lee. The Read More …
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Was Bruce Lee a Plagiarist?
As many of you know, I have been researching the writings attributed to Bruce Lee for some time now. I’ve carved out an area of specialization in identifying the unattributed sources of those writings. While most of those examples were Read More …
“The Big Bang Theory” Creates Scholarship Fund for STEM Students at UCLA
Jim Parsons and UCLA alumna Mayim Bialik are among the cast, crew and executives funding a scholarship for students in science, technology, engineering and math. A co-creator and the cast and crew of the hit television show “The Big Bang Read More …
Genes Bring Music to Your Ears
Multiple regions in the human genome are reported to be linked to musical aptitude, according to a study published in Molecular Psychiatry. The function of the candidate genes implicated in the study ranges from inner-ear development to auditory neurocognitive processes, suggesting that Read More …
Spatial Distance Enhances Creativity
Playing make-believe is more than a childhood pasttime. According to psychologists, it’s also crucial to building creativity, giving a child the ability to consider alternative realities and perspectives. And this type of thinking is essential to future development, aiding interpersonal Read More …
Why I Stopped Writing About Bruce Lee
For those who are unfamiliar with my work on the subject of Bruce Lee, I wrote a number of articles and two books on Bruce Lee in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In April of 2000, I took the Read More …
Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon Cooper – Big Fish in a Little Pond?
In the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, gifted physicist Sheldon Cooper is the center of a social group composed mainly of academics and intellectuals. This social circle includes his roommate and experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter, aerospace engineer Howard Read More …
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Dream
Fifty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the noted civil rights champion of the United States, stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and addressed a crowd of 250,000 civil rights supporters. At the Read More …
Does the New Superman Movie Reflect Society’s Fear of the Gifted?
This June, Warner Brothers relaunched the Superman film franchise with the release of Man of Steel. This interpretation of the Superman story takes a different approach to the revelation of the “strange visitor from another planet” with “powers and abilities Read More …
Gifted Underachiever Example
Saw this article this morning about a textbook case of gifted underachievement and the unintended consequences of a life left bored. Matt Brown Becomes Elite MMA Fighter After Surviving Near-Fatal Overdose