While there has been some research that has looked at the ethical behavior of contestants before and during a competition, not much has been written about the behavior of the contestants after a competition. Amos Schurr at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Ilana Ritov at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem looked at such behavior … Continue reading The Unintended Consequences of Winning – Cheating →

I've been thinking about this idea for the past couple of weeks, and when Facebook released their new set of emojis, it was the push I needed to try and put my thoughts down in words. With the upcoming presidential election, I have to admit that no one really gets me excited, but there are … Continue reading A New Way to Cast Your Vote for President →

Bill and Melinda Gates were recently asked the superpower question by a group of Kentucky high school students. When I first read the question, I immediately thought about how I would respond. My initial reaction was that I would want the ability to teleport, to be in one place one moment and then to be … Continue reading If You Could Have One Superpower, What Would It Be? →

For some reason the other day, I started singing the song from the "Marvel the Mustang" commercial. It's amazing how easily the words came back from something I probably haven't heard in 45 years. If you've never seen it, or want to bring back some memories, here is the commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ZGKhwTeFk By the way, I … Continue reading Stuck in the YouTube Time Warp →

Last week was International Random Acts of Kindness Week, and in keeping with the general theme of today's post, I'm just finding out about it now. I've always tried to put kindness near the top of the traits I aspire to live by, and in the traits I look for in others. However, I've realized that being … Continue reading I Wish Acts of Kindness Came to Me More Naturally →

I have a lot of thoughts swirling through my head, and I think there's some common threads running through them, so I thought I'd try to connect them. The reader will be the judge of whether or not I am successful at doing so, but be warned this is longer than most of my posts. … Continue reading Connecting Thoughts, and Manhood →

I never thought I'd be saying this, but after watching CNN's coverage of today's South Carolina primary, Donald Trump and I have something in common. We both pronounce the state of Nevada as Ne vodd' uhh. I never even knew there was another way to pronounce it, and that the other way is apparently the … Continue reading I Learned Something from the South Carolina Primary →

I just read a story about a 19 year old Stanford student who has developed a legal bot that can help people appeal parking tickets. The app only works in the UK, but so far it has successfully appealed over $3 million in tickets. Joshua Browder, the student, programmed his robot based on a conversation algorithm. It … Continue reading I Need an App That Will Tell Me Who to Vote for →

As some of you may know, the Villanova's Men's Basketball team has been at the top of the national rankings for the past two weeks. When they were elevated to that status last week, it represented the first time in the history of the program that they had been ranked No. 1. As you might imagine, … Continue reading The Perks of Being at the Number One Ranked School in the Country →