Exploring Passion, Creativity, and Intelligence
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 …
This January 15th is “Thank Your Mentor Day,” a part of National Mentoring Month. National Mentoring Month was started in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership. According to the National Mentoring Month website, Read More …
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 …
A favorite parable of mine is a traditional Zen koan first translated into English by Nyogen Senzaki, a Rinzai Zen monk, in his 1919 book 101 Zen Stories. The koan is a cautionary parable about personal arrogance and the unwillingness to Read More …
The long-held, common belief among theorists in the gifted arena is that a small percentage of the human population is born with a genetic potential for exceling in specific areas of human endeavors, such as art or science. The aim Read More …
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 …
Thinking about death can cause us to feel a sort of existential angst that isn’t attributable to a specific source. Now, new research suggests that acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain medication, may help to reduce this existential pain. The research is Read More …
Below find a trailer to The Philosophers, an upcoming film that might be of interest to the gifted community. The synopsis: At an international school in Jakarta, a brilliant but mysterious philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors Read More …
I recently read a couple of very good articles on giftedness. The first was written by Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, a cognitive psychologist who works in the area of giftedness and creativity. The article, titled Who is Currently Gifted in Read More …
At November’s NAGC conference in Denver, one of my professors, Dr. Todd Kettler, (who knew I studied philosophy as an undergraduate) asked me to name my favorite philosopher. I was unprepared for the question, as I had never really thought Read More …