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I asked ChatGPT to assume the role of the late, great scientist Carl Sagan and then sought an explanation for the science behind one of my kids’ favorite shows: Bubble Guppies, where mer-children embark on underwater adventures that sometimes inexplicably involve fire, airplanes, and deserts. Here’s how Faux Carl responded: Ah, Bubble Guppies, a delightful…
My son, who turns six in May, didn’t want to keep working on his dictation assignment for kindergarten. The task called for me to read a short sentence, which he would then write on the paper. He’d had a decent day at school – even completed his in-class work – but it was late afternoon…
Working at home works great for work. Not so much for creativity. About a year ago, my supervisor asked if I wouldn’t mind giving up my cubicle on the fourth floor of an office park building about 30 minutes from home. I didn’t put up any kind of fight. I packed my laptop and an…
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The first I heard about Harlan Ellison was from my Dad when he gave me a used copy of Dangerous Visions from Jerry Cooper’s First Amendment bookstore near the drive-in off Highway 50 in Union Park. I was a teenager at the time and a Star Trek fanatic, but didn’t yet realize that Ellison authored…
