by rleeb02 | Mar 7, 2026 | ai society
Introduction: The AI Transition is Happening Now (Not in the Distant Future) I’ve been hearing about AI since the 1960s, when I was working on my engineering degrees and teaching computer science. First, we had a program that could play checkers, then chess, and for...
by rleeb02 | Feb 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Taming Your Inner Chatter: A Friendly Guide to Becoming the Boss of Your Mind Let’s be honest, the word “mind control” sounds like something out of a cheesy sci-fi movie, right? It brings up images of villains with spinning hypno-discs. For a long time, that’s what it...
by rleeb02 | Jan 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our democracy is under attack / Foundations of American Democracy: A Citizen’s Guide to Its Past, Present, and Future Preamble: The government is out of control, attacking our basic rights. Putting our troops in American cities, unlawfully imprisoning American...
by rleeb02 | Dec 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
/ You’re standing in the grocery store, staring at a wall of olive oil. There’s extra-virgin, virgin, pure, light. Some are from Italy, others from Greece, some from California. One bottle boasts of being “cold-pressed,” another is “unfiltered,” and a third is half...
