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.
Context Is the Killer App What if AI could finally understand your life across apps, screens, and senses? Dive into the real promise—and peril—of contextual intelligence.
The First American Pope: Not a Blink, but a Bold Indication On May 8, 2025, the Vatican elected Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV—the first American pope. A bold signal in a world of blinkers, wedges, and shifting powers.
A Storytelling Manifesto for the Corporate World Rethink corporate storytelling with insights from TED Talks, TV shows, and The Matrix. Discover why time, structure, and storytelling matter more than slides.
The Headset Beyond the Game of Life: Why Space-Time Is Just the Loading Screen Space-time isn’t fundamental. According to Donald Hoffman and the math behind quantum reality, we’re in a headset—just pixels on a screen. Here’s what that means.
The Child in the Basement, the Oracle in the Cloud Explore the hidden truths of modern systems. Dive into AI, trade wars, and ethical dilemmas shaping our world. Stay aware, stay curious.
Neutrality vs. Complicity: a Powerful Pencil When does staying neutral become dangerous? One dad, six kids, and a powerful pencil trace the lines between tech, truth, and global power plays.
Belts That Bind, Belts That Free This article explores three symbolic belts representing tension, transformation, and innovation. It emphasizes breaking negative cycles, trusting technology, and embracing collaborative progress to foster a better future.
The Glue of Bits & Bodies AI-powered smart glasses connect digital and physical worlds, raising questions of privacy and trust, and offering Europe a key role in balancing innovation with regulation.
MetaMike on the Smartglasses War: Apple versus Meta Smart Wars: Meta Orion vs. Apple’s Holy Trinity Also available on Archive.Today