When I was in my early thirties, I created an organization called Latebloomers.  It’s intention was to convey information to parents and teachers about honoring the different pace of learning in some children, and not placing strict timetables for reading, math, etc. on their development, since kids development at different times and places.  Now I’m...Read More

As we age, the chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia increases. The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease doubles about every 5 years beyond age 65. About one-third of all people age 85 and older may have Alzheimer’s disease.  However, many people live into their 90s and beyond without ever developing dementia. (Click...Read More

I’ve just written an article on multiple intelligences and healthy aging for Branton Shearer’s MI@40 newsletter on LinkedIn.  Dr. Shearer has been a key player in the saga of multiple intelligences for decades.  He created what is still, I believe, the only valid and reliable assessment for multiple intelligences (MI):  the Multiple Intelligences Diagnostic Assessment...Read More

My first novel, Childless, was published last month, and I’ve been creating a series of short videos to highlight different aspects of the book.  In the previous two videos I talked about 1) general features of the novel and 2) how human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) work as a plot device (also go to my website...Read More

  Orson Welles peaked early in life.  He rose to fame with the infamous radio broadcast of a fictionalized invasion from Mars (which many people believed) in 1938 when he was twenty-three years old.  This newfound fame won him a movie contract in Hollywood where he was given carte blanche to direct the movie Citizen...Read More