Prof Sugata Mitra on Jonathan Haidt

 This is taken from the Facebook of TED Prize winner, Prof Sugata Mitra: on Jonathan Haidt book: The Anxious Generation. “The Anxious Generation” is a recent book by Jonathan Haidt that has sold millions of copies. It has also caused a lot of anxiety amongst parents, teachers and school administrators. I recently read (or listened […]

Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones?

 Alright, family, let’s have a real conversation. Ramon Thomas here. While Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” has struck a powerful chord with parents everywhere, we mustn’t accept a single narrative as absolute truth. The critique of his work is just as important to understand. This blog examines whether Jonathan Haidt is right about smartphones. The […]

High-Tech Workplace Myths by James Autry

In his book The Servant Leader, author James Autry describes four high tech workplace myths: from being more connected, to improved communication, to remote working, to multitasking.

Avoiding Investment Scams via WhatsApp

 A few days ago, I received a random message on WhatsApp. My number is on all my social media profiles, so I expect people to contact me from time to time. This one was very suspicious from the beginning because it was a Nigerian mobile number. Nigerians are well known for their 419 scams from […]

Remembering Bill Gibson

 Back in 2017, I was living in Beijing and took a quick trip back to South Africa to celebrate my birthday with my family. So I usually stop by Nino’s Rosebank in Johannesburg. And someone I know stopped me cold by telling me Bill Gibson had recently passed away. This is a long overdue post […]