JTOL0105 My Top 3 Biggest Pet Peeves
My top 3 biggest pet peeves when it comes to research, writing and journalism. This stuff will drive you crazy. [...]
November 2019
October 2019
JTOL0104 The James Younger Trans Case
The James Younger trans case is about a 7 year old boy who is caught up in the custody battle between his mother, Anne Georgulas and his father Jeff Younger. His parents have been appearing in family court trying to decide if his mother, who wants to affirm his possible transgender identity will hav [...]
JTOL0103 Planting Trees?
Something about planting 20 million trees... but I'm so lame I'm not doing it myself REFERENCES: https://eos.org/research-spotlights/can-tree-planting-really-help-mitigate-climate-change Quantifying the trade‐off between carbon sequestration and albedo in midlatitude and high‐latitude North American [...]
JTOL0102 Double Standards and the Lens of Identity
Just Thinking Out Loud and the Lens of Identity Politics “You were the only woman up there with a lot of older white men". This is what the CBS news anchor had to say to Elizabeth Holmes, the now notorious ex-CEO of Theranos, a supposed biotech empire built on promises and the push of identity polit [...]
JTOL0101 The Young Turks VS Comedy Part 2
Part 1 is a YouTube video:https://youtu.be/BH5Oo5QhzfA The Young Turks made some interesting comments on Saturday Night Live's firing of their new conservative comedian Shane Gillis. Sean and I respond. Subscribe to Sean: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzzLIhDbFYU46T4VFBz_m_g Sean's Twitter: https [...]
JTOL0100 Inequality – What Can Be Done?
Social issues with wealth gap, and wealth inequality, and discrimination? Let's solve this?! Part 1 - https://youtu.be/me4fL94yIqI Part 2 - https://youtu.be/7c7ccOHMK8o Topics covered include: If the data shows unequal outcomes, does that mean someone was being treated unfairly, independent of what [...]
September 2019
JTOL0099 The Completely Unimportant, Little-known List of Misconceptions About Wealth Inequality, the Wealth Gap, (and Discrimination)
Just the tip... of the non-existent iceberg. Some not so important things about some of the biggest debates in our times. There are some seriously great research links below, also. How data on income inequality and the wealth gap often misses key components to the argument at hand. How data tells a [...]
JTOL0098 Is Inequality a Problem to Be Solved?
In the world there is inequality between nations and within nations, between states, between different age cohorts, between individuals in a classroom, individuals within a family... Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast directory. Photo credit backg [...]
JTOL0097 Female Engineers? – Affirmative Action and Feedback
My thoughts on the absolute insanity and twisted logic behind Affirmative Action programs, from an angle you may not have heard before. Sydney University Lowers Entry Bar for Female Engineering Students https://www.sbs.com.au/news/after-more-female-engineering-and-it-students-sydney-university-lower [...]
August 2019
JTOL0096 Why I Like Koffee
Why I like Koffee and the impact she may be having on Jamaican society and culture. The music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUUNMri9GAoH2PiXCQJ6aWwhttps://www.originalkoffee.com/ Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast directory. ********Ways to Su [...]