The Neurodivergent Professor

Lately, I’ve been wondering about capitalism and competition. As I have mentioned in other episodes (links below), competition only occurs when resources are limited. Also, capitalism requires compet…

I’ll just come out and say it.

I’m sick of academic arrogance. Academic. Scientific. Intelligence mafia. 

I don’t know why authority seems to be the foodstuffs of ego. But it sure seems like it is.

I am…

Would our ancestors be proud of us?

When I think of the problems humans face today: suffering, anxiety, inequality, social justice issues, war, pollution . . . I try to put things in an evolutionary c…

Much of our lives seem haphazard and disorganized. Sometimes doing our best simply means being able to get out of bed and go through the motions. As we gain awareness we learn how to better navigate …

We can’t live without water. It comprises most of our bodies and planet. Water does so many cool things. Water is pretty weird.

Even though particle physics tells us we are mostly space, we seem to be…

One of the most influential papers from my former career described the ‘River Continuum Concept’. Though quite basic, this paper revolutionized how we thought about streams and rivers. Specifically h…

Do you ever think about your comfort zone?

You know, the thing that keeps you doing the same things over and over. And helps you stay calm, minimize anxiety, and do the things you need to do. 

I think …

Do you remember common sense? That people just kinda know stuff. What’s right and what’s wrong.

Do you remember Common Sense? The document by Thomas Paine that was a precursor to the Bill of Rights an…

There was a time when my relationship with my father was pretty good. But during my teenage years I pretty much avoided him. During that period he gave me a lot of advice I didn’t want nor listen to.…

Here is Part 1 of this two-part series. In it, I focus mostly on the Growth part of the equation

In Part 2, I want to focus on the Smaller portion.

As I said, I used to be an entrepreneur. In my small …

The fourth of July makes me ashamed.

I’m ashamed of myself because I can’t seem to match the patriotism that surrounds me. In the USA, people get almost spiritual about their fireworks, hot dogs, and …

I used to own a brewery. In our rural location and with our small customer pool, we struggled to be profitable. 

My partners and I disagreed about how to best approach profitability. One had an MBA an…

This episode is inspired by the idea that the USA has the world's most expensive yet least h care. At least this has been the type of conclusion drawn from many analyses that compare things like GDP,…

If I’ve said it once by now, I’ve said it a thousand times:

It blows my mind that any two people can have a conversation and walk away feeling understood AND having understood the other person with an…

Knowing yourself is an important part of being a complete human. Maybe this is just my opinion based on my own values, but it seems to be a theme. Throughout history there have been thinkers proclaim…

If you listened to (or watched) KEW Episode 15 about the Rat Race, you’ll know my feelings on jobs. And consumerism. And keeping up with the Joneses.

I think most human problems stem from our relation…

I spent most of my pre-teen and teenage years terrified of people. I was very shy. I stayed at home on Friday and Saturday nights while I was in high school.

And don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed my time.…

While I don’t want to perpetuate the ‘capitalism sucks’ argument, I want to spend some time on degrowth.

Pretty funny that the spell checkers keep correcting ‘degrowth’ to ‘regrowth’. See? This idea i…

Divorce taught me that I had been very codependent in my first marriage. Many would argue that my ex-wife was narcissistic. As KEW readers and listeners know, I don't like either of those words but I…

The words 'leader' and 'narcissist' bug me.

I think these two words are overused. I also don't think we really know what they mean anymore. Maybe we never did.

Maybe the words have been usurped by the …