Kim BellardIt’s the Administrators, StupidUniversities are having a hard time lately. They’re beset with protests the like of which we’ve not seen since the Vietnam War days, with…5 min read·5 days ago----
Kim BellardYou Bet Your LifeAmerica is crazy about gambling. Once you had to gamble illegally with a bookie, or go to Atlantic City or Las Vegas; now 45 states — plus…5 min read·May 6, 2024--3--3
Kim BellardChatGPT, We Need More Power!I know: you want to live in the promised world where we get all our electric power from renewables, such as solar or wind. We’ll finally…5 min read·Apr 29, 2024----
Kim BellardReady for Robots?When I was young, robots were Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet, etc.), the unnamed robot in Lost in Space, or The Jetsons’ Rosey the…5 min read·Apr 22, 2024----
Kim BellardAnd Now for Something Completely DifferentThe most interesting story I read in the past week doesn’t come from the more usual worlds of health and/or technology, but from sports…5 min read·Apr 15, 2024----
Kim BellardHealthcare’s Debt ProblemAmong the many things that infuriate me about the U.S. healthcare system, health systems sending their patients to collections — or even…5 min read·Apr 8, 2024--1--1
Kim BellardWhere’s Our Infrastructure Plan B?I’ve been thinking a lot about infrastructure. In particular, what to do when it fails.5 min read·Apr 1, 2024----
Kim BellardMicroplastics, Major ProblemIt’s been almost four years since I first wrote about microplastics; long story short, they’re everywhere. In the ground, in the oceans…5 min read·Mar 18, 2024----
Kim BellardWait Till Healthcare Tries Dynamic PricingNice try, Wendy’s. During an earnings call last month, President and CEO Kirk Tanner outlined the company’s plan to try a new form of…5 min read·Mar 11, 2024----