Get Out and Play
Stuart Brown champions play. Doctor, psychiatrist, founder of the National Institute for Play, I first learned about his work when he appeared in conversation with Krista Tippett and Paul Holdengräber several years ago at the New York Public Library. Since then he’s been a featured speaker at a TED-sponsored conference on play, published a book–Play: How [...]
Monday’s Miscellany
Another mashup of quick items. This week, focus New York–on swimming, China in the city, and cowboy boots. Swimming +Pool sounds like a far-fetched idea that would take flight and die over beers on a hot summer night: let’s build a floating pool in New York’s East River, and let’s design a filtration system so [...]
The Challenge of China
China is a hot potato. In March I wrote a note addressing the anxiety, complexity and–ultimately–benefits surrounding economic ties with China, specifically investment by Chinese companies in the United States. Since then, the 2012 US Presidential campaign has officially launched, and public rhetoric surrounding relations with China has heated up. The dialogue was punctuated last [...]
