Author Archives: Mark Doliner

In 2008 I said “I’m gonna make a prediction that someone will make a movie based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series within the next 8 years.” Today Apple announced that they’re making a series to be released on Apple TV … Continue reading →

It takes hours for carbon monoxide to leave your body That means low exposure over a long period of time can be a serious problem. “Once inhaled, carbon monoxide passes from your lungs into your bloodstream, where it attaches to … Continue reading →

Five years ago a friend posted a link to Wikipedia’s list of cognitive biases with this message, “Note to self: review this at least once a year.” And it really stuck with me. I think about it a lot. It’s … Continue reading →

Edit, 2021-12-31: I’ve made no attempt to keep this info up to date and it’s from January 2020. Since then the availability of EV vehicles has certainly changed. Ford sells the Mustang Mach-E. Polestar has cars on the market. There … Continue reading →

NPR hosts things called “Tiny Desk concerts” about twice a week. A band or musician plays a short set of 3 or 4 songs in the NPR office and they post it on YouTube. The quality is high and I’ve … Continue reading →

Let me explain the idea first. I’ll get into why I love this idea further down. I envision a public forum for the drafting of laws. “Crowd-sourced” is another way to describe it. The goal is to create turnkey legal … Continue reading →