Jim's Articles

Week of 26 Dec 11: Six degrees of separation

Dec 22, 2011 at 09:22 am by admin

A number of years ago, the concept was around that went like this--there are only six people (or was it five?) between you and anyone else. In other words, if you were.... Read More

Week of 19 Dec 11: Environmental PR turning point?

Dec 15, 2011 at 09:22 am by admin

In the fall of 1959, as I began the fourth grade, Miss Miller (her official nom de guerre) introduced us to the "Scientific Method." I have never forgotten it: h.... Read More

Week of 12 Dec 11: Has decision making ability improved in the last thirty years?

Dec 08, 2011 at 11:02 am by admin

Wrapping up 2011, for some reason I got to thinking about 1981. The IBM PC was about to debut (we only had had Apple II+ computers for a couple of years). The bi.... Read More

Week of 5 Dec 11: Ignoring Incredulity

Dec 01, 2011 at 08:51 am by admin

When one hears the post-mortem analysis of an unusual event, such as an airplane crash, survivors will often express that when the event was happening, they could not believ.... Read More

Week of 28 Nov 11: Facebook Thanksgiving

Nov 24, 2011 at 11:03 am by admin

No, this is not your usual article about Thanksgiving in the United States. It is about what we do when we are not thinking about pulp and paper. Yesterday, I was vis.... Read More