You cannot pick up a book, turn on the television or go to a movie that does not include an apocalyptic vision of the future precipitated by terrorists, zombies or a pandemic. The only thing missing is an outbreak of national hysteria like the one created by Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air broadcast … Read more
In the infancy of broadcast television, game shows were a popular prime time staple. There were two varieties. Big money quiz shows like “The $54,000 Question,” which really was big money in its day. The grand prize is more than $650,000 in current dollars. The second category was an excuse to watch unscripted celebrities showcase … Read more
Throughout the transcripts released by the House January 6th Committee there are references to “Team Normal” and “Team Crazy.” Team Normal consisted largely of members of the White House Office of Legal Counsel and Deputy Attorneys General at the Justice Department who time and time again warned Team Crazy (1) there was no evidence of … Read more
ALICIA FLORRICK: Mr. Dudewitz, are we in danger of A.I.? ANTHONY DUDEWITZ: I think its getting smarter every day. Learning our boundaries and its boundaries. It’s evolving. I think there will be an adjustment period after it takes over. But eventually… FLORRICK: Wait, I’m sorry to interrupt. What do you mean by “takes over?” DUDEWITZ: … Read more
Eleven years before Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), the case in which the Supreme Court sanctioned same-sex marriage, my students at Miami University reached the exact conclusions it took the U.S. Senate another seven years after Obergfell to adopt. In 2004, I taught a summer session of my “Imagination and Entrepreneurship” course which included the following … Read more