Amanda Pallais, an Assistant Professor of Economics and Social Studies at Harvard University, recently published a fascinating article that highlighted the potentially powerful impact of a relatively minor change. Pallais examined the effect of what happened when the ACT increased from three to four the number of free score reports that ACT-takers could send to colleges. … Continue reading Small Differences That Matter →

In honor of this week's Masters Golf Tournament, here is Nike's latest commercial. The video shows TV clips of Tiger Woods in his prime, being watched closely by a young Irish toddler, Rory McIlroy, and his father. The commercial traces Rory from a toddler, through his teen years, to finally teeing off at a tournament … Continue reading Commercial of the Week: ‘Ripple’ from Nike Golf, Starring Tiger and Rory →

I love it when I find someone who has found his or her passion, and is willing to share that passion with the world. Today I want to share such an example with you, DC Rainmaker. DC is passionate about triathlons, technology, and travel, and he has managed to create an unbelievably informative and entertaining … Continue reading Sports, Technology, and Passion →

  No, this is not about March Madness (although I will admit my disappointment on missing out on seeing a team have a perfect season). This post is about two basketball games that took place in Philadelphia over the past month, and were both written about in today's Philadelphia Inquirer. The first game took place … Continue reading A Tale of Two Basketball Games →

This is the third post on the topic of living a long life. The first one looked at what you can do now to feel better at 100 and the second one offered a couple of online surveys you could take that would estimate your life expectancy. Today's post was inspired by an article from … Continue reading That Guy →

Today I had the opportunity to participate in a focus group on how community colleges could better meet the needs of the over-50 population. Since I am a big fan of community colleges and I meet that demographic, I thought the discussion would be quite informative. And by the end of two hours, I found the insights … Continue reading Focus Group Follies →

I have learned over the years that college students, for the most part, rarely suspect that their teacher would try and pull an April Fool's Day prank; after all, we are professionals 🙂 That leaves college students vulnerable to someone like me who ranks April Fool's Day as one of his favorite days of the … Continue reading Another April Fools’ Day Prank →

My post from the other day that mentioned living to 100 seemed to spark some interest, so I thought I'd follow up on it with additional info on the topic and provide you with a couple of online quizzes you can take to predict how long you will live. Although no prediction is set in … Continue reading Live Long and Prosper →