Amazon just patented a device that tracks their workers’ hands in order to nudge their hands back into a more productive direction. If you are surprised by that, you should not be. Why? Simply put, it is only one development in a long trend of how companies have collected and Continue Reading
If you can’t find the perfect partner in someone else, why wait for the ring when you can get hitched to yourself? That, at least in part, seems to be the thought process behind “sologamy,” or the act of marrying oneself. People — particularly women — are participating in the Continue Reading
Historians have long debated the reasons behind the demise of slavery (and everything else that lead to the civil war in America) however, there is one VERY controversial theory that rarely gets discussed. By far, this is the most controversial episode in the series. Make sure you are sitting down Continue Reading
Why did free blacks in pre-civil war America own slaves? Was it purely for altruistic reasons? Tune in to find out. … DISCLAIMER: All views expressed in this video series are my own and do not represent the opinion of any entity whatsoever with which I have been, am now Continue Reading
While I typically vlog about technology (and HR related topics before that), this post marks my doing something different. In honor of black history month, I am doing a 3-part video series on slavery in America. I am not a historian. However, I can read what other historians and academics Continue Reading
