Changing the Ratio (Wikipedia’s Battle for Diversity – Part III)

Commence beating the figurative dead horse. As I’ve written previously, (here, here and here) Wikipedia is suffering from a lack of female contributors (less than 1 in 10 editors are women, per the 2011 Wikimedia survey). This has the unfortunate consequence of compromising the overall quality and objectivity of its content, as illustrated in my post, How I Redefined …

Changing the Ratio (Wikipedia's Battle for Diversity – Part III)

Commence beating the figurative dead horse. As I’ve written previously, (here, here and here) Wikipedia is suffering from a lack of female contributors (less than 1 in 10 editors are women, per the 2011 Wikimedia survey). This has the unfortunate consequence of compromising the overall quality and objectivity of its content, as illustrated in my post, How I Redefined …

Preparación del mejor espresso

El Molido es esencial El molido ideal resultará en un flujo lento y constante de espresso en el vaso. Si es demasiado grueso, el espresso se filtrará liviano y poco concentrado. Muy fino, el café goteará, una gota amarga a la vez. Para unidades de presión más baja lo ideal us un molido extra fino, …

Who makes more, college professors or coaches?

I bet you’re thinking this is a no-brainer and the coaches win by far. Not so fast, the medical departments at colleges rake in money for patient care and consulting.

Here is a breakdown for the UC system in California which includes Berkeley, UCLA, and San Francisco with a combined 100+ Nobel Laureates:

The retail recession

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the bankruptcy of Borders Bookstores and the repercussions it could have. Add in Blockbuster and Tower records and collectively the retail industry for music, movies, and books is disappearing. Well, you might be able to add clothing stores to that list. A rash of closings here in Orange …

Walking with endangered species: California Least Tern

The California Least Tern has an elaborate courtship display…(that) begins with a male flying and calling with a fish in its beak. These males are then chased by a receptive female, undoubtedly impressed by the male’s fishing prowess…

How I spent my summer, by Steven Mandzik

Yesterday was the first day of Fall and Summer is officially over, which means it’s time to write my follow-up to Amy’s back to school letter…How I Spent My Summer. An act in two parts. Part I – The Taming of the Bear [box type=”shadow”]Forward, I pray, since we have come so far, And be …

Chipotle: the model fast food chain

There are only a few places that I recommend eating at and Chipotle is one of them. The food is quality and the ownership cares equally about health and profits. Which sets them apart from all other fast food chains. pronounced: chi-poht-lay Our country has reached a strange time when a “green” company is booming during …

Live like Improv

Here are the rules, pulled from Tina Fey’s, Bossypants.   #1 – Start with Yes [author] “Freeze, I have a gun!” “No, you don’t that’s your finger.” [/author] [author] “Freeze, I have a gun!” “The gun I gave you for Christmas? You jerk!” [/author] Now, obviously in real life you’re not always going to agree …