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Knockout and New Perspectives on Violence

*Note: This piece was originally written in Winter 2014, forgotten about, and published when rediscovered a year later. If you were assaulted on the street would empathy be your response? Here’s why it was mine. As I lift myself off of the concrete sidewalk, two women...

People, not brands, tell the best stories

When a brand says one thing, but does another, our authenticity radars beep wildly and we put up our defenses. Recognizing trust is essential in building relationships, many brands have worked to appear more authentic. But brands trying, rather than being, authentic,...

Astronauts for President!

“Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the ‘overview effect’ as an experience that has transformed their perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it, and enabled them to perceive it as our shared home, without boundaries between...

Visualizing multilingual societies

Twitter Tongues is a neon universe-like visualization of language supernovas tweeted in New York City and London – though, London is less supernova and more clusters of constellations. It’s amazing to see how much more integration there appears to be in...

Can advertising be a positive contributor to society?

There’s a force that has tapped into our everyday routines and emotions and associations. It knows how and why and when we make the decisions we do, often better than we do. It’s brilliant; it’s powerful; it’s advertising, and it’s steering our most valuable asset –...