Take Responsibility for Connection

Take Responsibility for Connection

It seems not a week goes by where I don’t cringe at yet another article, tweet, or comment appearing that talks about how social media, smart phones, and the internet are destroying the fabric of our social structure. As a techno-optimist, I feel the need to call...
Tick-Tock Tick-Tock Goes the Purpose Clock

Tick-Tock Tick-Tock Goes the Purpose Clock

As I grow older, I’ve started to notice a subtle energy in my awareness. A pulse. A beat. A quickening. As a man, I have the innate privilege of not being confronted with with the same biological clock as women. While advances in medical health are retiming that clock...
The Paradox of Practice

The Paradox of Practice

13 months ago I stepped back into the gym for the first time in nearly 4 years. I’m down 40 pounds of body fat as of early last week, which I celebrate by writing this post. It’s been a great and illuminating learning experience, namely because it’s really...
Robots teach us about being human

Robots teach us about being human

I saw Chappie last weekend, which despite a lot of the negative reviews I found a pretty solid “mainstream” movie. It was flawed, and absolutely fell prey to normal big budget rocket, robot, and explosion juvenile male beats, but still, a movie about consciousness!...
5 Years in LA

5 Years in LA

5 years ago today I rolled into Los Angeles in the mighty Truckzilla. A full life in Boulder in my rear view mirror, a fuller life in LA ahead of me on the horizon. I was resistant to moving here for a long time, partially because I’d been spoiled by the idyllic...
The Coming Age of Technodelics

The Coming Age of Technodelics

Last week Facebook bought Oculus VR, the company that’s been developing what many think is finally going to be the headset that brings VR mainstream. Oculus was already in a pretty exciting place, having raised $2,437,429 on kickstarter in 2012 and having...

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