Or how old is your brain? Here's a little game that will drive you nuts, especially if you have a competitive streak in you. The site instructions are in Japanese, so before clicking on this link, read below! Touch 'start' Wait for 3, 2, 1. Memorize the number's...
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The Timing of Recessions
Macro and Micro Consequences of When A Recession Begins In a recession, timing plays an absolutely vital part at the macro level. Much of the debate about when the current recession will end is related to when it actually began. The "reality" of a recession -- as...
The Guns Crisis Continues – How can it be reversed?
Gun sales in the US have gone [blasted a hole] through the roof since the end of last year. In November 2008, after the election win of Obama, requests for gun licenses in the U.S. spiked +42% to 1.5 million. The following months have seen year over year increases of...
Hotel Stealth of Amenities and More
What is and what is not allowed to be taken from hotel rooms? Le Figaro had an article (21/04/09) on hotel stealth by guests. If you are staying at a hotel, have you ever asked yourself which articles you are "allowed" to take and which you are not allowed to take...
Food & Restaurants in Marrakesh Morocco – Part 2 of 3
The culinary experience of Marrakesh and environs Marrakesh. We had to miss out on the famed Hotel Mamounia because it is [still] under refurbishment. We splurged on two “exclusive” dinners, one at the Jardins de la Medina, 21 Derb Chtoukah, Kasbah Marrakesh) which...
Obama to bring bullet trains (TGV Shinkansen style) to USA
There are plenty of surprising deficiencies in the US, it being the number 1 world power (still). I have written previously about the poor state of education (at the high school level) in the US and the insufficient medical coverage (despite the disproportionately...
Google Health – Innovation or Invasion?
Google launched a year ago (March 2008) a new service, Google Health. According to its corporate mission, Google seeks ways to consolidate information and make that information available anytime, anywhere. This time, Google is innovating in an area as sensitive as it...
Holidays Visit to Marrakesh Morocco Part 1 of 3
For our six-day visit to Marrakesh (or Marrakech if you prefer) en famille, we stayed at the not-even-opened Beldi Country Club Hotel (+212 (0)624-38-3950), on the route to Amizmiz, in Chérifia just 6 kilometres outside of Marrakesh. Founded by Jean-Dominique...
Mosquitoes – At last, a possible eradication plan?
For those of you following this blog, you may know that among my interests is Astrophysics, with a focus on the String Theory, smoothly vulgarized in Brian Greene's "The Elegant Universe." (Here is Greene's Faculty page at Columbia; and PBS NOVA provides excerpts of...
You can be a Fantoo – sports viewed by serious women fans
Women are sports fans... too! That's the notion behind Fantoo, featuring a blog and downloadable podcast (mp3 via iTunes here). A far cry from the Italian women "sports journalists" that are sported on television programs ("il calcio") in Italy, Fantoo is for serious...
To Book Minter!
I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My last major published project was Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that was published weekly via Substack, over 79 weeks. I am currently working on a new book, The Avatar Trap.
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