-
"Of one thing I feel certain: this same technical progress which, in itself, might relieve mankind of the great part of the labor necessary to its subsistence, is the main cause of our present misery. Hence there are those who would in all seriousness forbid the introduction of technical improvements. This is obviously absurd. But how can we find a more rational way out of our dilemma?" ~ Albert Einstein
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- 9/11
- adaptability
- aikido
- America
- American politics
- apocalypse
- art
- big idea
- bottom up
- business
- Butterfly Effect
- CAFE
- cancer
- careers
- change
- collectivism
- conservatives
- corporations
- cycling
- democracy
- Democrats
- economy
- education
- environment
- failing institutions
- failure
- financial crisis
- flu
- Fox News
- future
- George W Bush
- government
- gravestones
- health
- Iditarod
- individualism
- information
- information security
- institutions
- internet
- investment
- liberals
- libertarianism
- linked world
- Mad River Glen
- media
- movies
- Obama
- Pan-Mass Challenge
- Panama
- photos
- physics
- politics
- positive reinforcement
- power
- quantum physics
- reality
- regulation
- religion
- Republicans
- risk
- science
- social norms
- stimulus
- success
- systems thinking
- tax cuts
- technology
- TED
- the 60's
- time
- traffic safety
- Trump
- Wall St
Categories
-
Quanta
-
quanta (kwän-tə) plural of quantum - 1: any of the very small increments or parcels into which many forms of energy are subdivided; 2: brief notes of interest in the blog Quantum Sense
-
Copyright Notice
-
© Dave Higgins and Quantum Sense, 2008-2023. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Dave Higgins and Quantum Sense with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Category Archives: emergent
Clean Up Time – 2021
For many of us, the past four years have been bleak and disheartening. We’ve seen unconscionable rollbacks of environmental protection and minority rights, indefensible increases of income inequality and racial hatred, over 400,000 dead and millions sick from the pandemic, … Continue reading
The “Job Creator” Myth
Quick – which came first: economies or wealthy elites? I raised this question because some politicians have a passion for referring to the wealthy as “job creators” – inferring that the well-being of the economy is tied to the well-being … Continue reading
The End Of The World As We Know It
Back in 1987 REM had a popular song proclaiming “It’s the end of the world as we know it.” That certainly seems to fit the spirit of the times today. But that was also the feeling of physicists back in … Continue reading
Enter The Young
Here they come, yeah Some are laughing, some are crying Here they come And some are doing, some are trying Some are selling, some are buying Some are living, some are dying But demanding recognition one by one Enter the … Continue reading
Cleanup Time
In the sadness and disappointment I felt after the recent US election, I was reminded of similar feelings I’d had many years before, in January 1998. That earlier loss hadn’t involved politics or friends or family. It had been related … Continue reading
Want to Teach Children? You Need a Little SOLE
Many people are familiar with DIY – “Do It Yourself.” There’s a whole industry focused on that, with TV shows like Ask This Old House and companies like Home Depot and Lowes. Thanks to the Internet, it looks like we … Continue reading
“You Didn’t Build That” – The Key To Progress
Are we individuals who achieve great things on our own, or do we achieve progress collectively? This question is usually viewed as an either/or proposition, although I have suggested elsewhere that we are actually both individuals and members of collectives … Continue reading
Rx for Disaster
On Halloween, there are always some people looking to scare you. But in our seemingly never-ending election season, politicians have been trying to scare us for months about zombies who are going to kill the economy. Who are these economic … Continue reading
Signs of the Times – 1/19/12
I often come across items that I believe reflect the changes I’m describing on this blog. To me they are “signs of the times.” Here are a couple. “The Rise of the New Groupthink” The New York Times recently ran … Continue reading
Where Are The “Deciders”?
In yesterday’s New York Times Thomas Friedman asked “Who’s The Decider?” He observes: No leaders want to take hard decisions anymore, except when forced to. Everyone — even China’s leaders — seems more afraid of their own people than ever. … Continue reading
Bottom-up in Rio
With events like the Arab Spring and OccupyWallStreet, it has almost become a cliche to talk about the empowering potential of technology. Such events have emerged largely thanks to our interconnected technology – most notably things like Facebook and Twitter. … Continue reading
OccupyWallStreet and Failing Institutions
Jeff Jarvis has written about the OccupyWallStreet movement: #OccupyWallStreet, to me, is about institutional failure. And so it is appropriate that #OccupyWallStreet itself is not run as an institution. We don’t trust institutions anymore. Name a bank or financial institution … Continue reading
Government By The People
Modern technology has empowered us in many ways. With a computer or smart phone I can (among other things) keep in touch with friends, share photos, check the weather, compare prices on just about anything, find out which products or … Continue reading
Quantum Sense 