Tag Archives: writing

Axios: America’s Big Lie

Posted on March 11, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

America’s big lie   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   Watch TV, scroll social media or listen to politicians, and the verdict seems clear: Americans are hopelessly divided and increasingly hateful, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write in a “Behind the Curtain” column. It’s … Continue reading →

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Axios: Are you tired of algorithms dictating your media feed!

Posted on March 10, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Dodge TikTok’s powerful algorithm Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios   Your social media feed is designed to keep you scrolling. Most platforms rely on black-box algorithms to study what captures your attention and drum up more of it, Axios’ Erica Pandey writes. What keeps your attention? Typically … Continue reading →

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Historic: sorting through files on the computer dating back to the 1990’s I found the notes relating to President Mary Robinson’s visit to Harare, Zimbabwe.

Posted on March 7, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

PRESIDENT ROBINSON’S STATE VISIT TO ZIMBABWE The President, Mr. Robinson and party arrived in Harare onSaturday, 1 October 1994 to commence their State Visit to Zimbabwe.The President received full state honours from President Mugabeand Ministers of the Zimbabwean Government. There … Continue reading →

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Futurism: “My thinking wasn’t broken, just noisy — like mental static.” Comment: interesting as we are at war and the Pentagon told Anthropic to basically proceed or else …

Posted on March 7, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

AI Use at Work Is Causing “Brain Fry,” Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers “My thinking wasn’t broken, just noisy — like mental static.” By Frank Landymore Published Mar 6, 2026 4:05 PM EST Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: After rare condition robbed drummer of ability to play music, science led him back. Comment: my blog is partially influenced by recommendations for improvements in health for people who have suffered from TBI (hearing vision 50% no taste no smell, amnesia et al), bipolar, anxiety, chronic fatigues, breast cancer (see book Fortune Favours the Brave on Amazon by Michelle Marcella Clarke). Hence this article is very important.

Posted on February 26, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Christy DeSmith Harvard Staff Writer February 25, 2026 4 min read After rare condition robbed drummer of ability to play music, science led him back The first symptoms appeared during a concert. In 2009, Satoshi Yamaguchi, a drummer with the Japanese … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan provided Punch with an orangutan plushie as a stand-in mother. Videos of the monkey clinging to the toy have gone viral worldwide

Posted on February 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement Mark Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Partners University of Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The Conversation UK receives funding from these organisations View the full … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: Did I say too much?

Posted on February 23, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Work & Economy Did I say too much? ‘Revealing’ author explains difference between TMI and the kind of healthy ‘oversharing’ that deepens relationships By Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer February 19, 2026 9 min read Opening up to others and disclosing … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: ‘Harvard Thinking’: Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts

Posted on February 20, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

‘Harvard Thinking’: Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer  February 18, 2026 long read In podcast, teachers talk about how they’re using technology to supercharge critical thinking rather than replace it  Concerns of artificial intelligence supplanting human thinking are rising amid the exponential … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Franklin: children whose path in life is so diverse, and we ask why but we know is there are no answers even yet.

Posted on February 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

@archeohistories Boston, 1712. The midwife hands a baby girl to her mother. Fifteenth child in the Franklin household. They name her Jane… Seven years later, another baby arrives. A boy. Benjamin. Number seventeen. Same parents. Same cramped house. Same poverty. … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just a painter, he was a walking encyclopedia of genius, born in 1452 as an illegitimate child with little formal education.

Posted on February 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

@PhilosophyOfPhy Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just a painter, he was a walking encyclopedia of genius, born in 1452 as an illegitimate child with little formal education. Yet, this self-taught visionary became the ultimate Renaissance man: artist, inventor, scientist, engineer, and … Continue reading →

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