The Locker Room Ballet of Human Signals How much can a single “yeah” say? From Dutch tones to dressing room stares, Mike explores why communication is more than words—even in the age of AI.
Data, Dates & Disillusions: A Memoir in Three Lives A personal reflection on leadership, reunion, and meaning—through a Winvision memoir, a Sony keynote, and a government collapse. When data becomes memory.
The Census and the Bullet Holes: What Data Doesn’t Show From Sumerian clay tablets to WWII bullet holes—discover how what’s missing in your data might matter more than what’s visible. Welcome to Data Month on Mike’s Mind.
When the Break Lights Lie: A Signal to Start Data Month An EV misjudges a pedestrian crossing—launching Mike’s Data Month with a true story about invisible risks, sensor gaps, and the paradoxes of AI-driven awareness.
Eyes Wide Open: The Paradox of Privacy in a Smart World On Ascension Day, I reflect on smart glasses, UX, privacy, and the paradox of live-logging life while risking exposure in the age of AI.
Roundabouts, Ray-Bans, and the Westland A narrated drive from Hoek van Holland to The Hague—greenhouses, wind farms, roundabouts, and Ray-Bans—capturing the Dutch spirit in motion through Mike’s eyes.
Zit Happens: Ramblings Through a Video Shoot From a rogue zit to quantum questions, join Mike behind the scenes of a corporate AI video shoot—and discover why rambling might just be the ultimate human interface.
Curiosapiens: What Your Favorite Scientists Reflect Five dads, one playground question: who’s your favorite scientist? A reflection on Penrose, Hoffman, Leeuwenhoek, and what our scientific heroes reveal about us.
Saying Yes to One is a No to Many Saying yes means saying no to many other things. A story of GPS mix-ups, family logistics, and the deeper meaning behind volunteering at a kids’ soccer club.
The Great Upload A Dutch dad reflects on slang, digital legacies, AI-powered journaling, and the philosophical comedy of TV series Upload—all before his morning coffee.
