Monthly Archives: August 2023

The New York Times yesterday morning (8/24/2023), like most days, has news of politics and war. Depressing to say the least. But that’s not what caught my eye. A front-page report was about new technology in which a young woman had a stroke 10 years ago that left her with multiple disabilities, including the inability [...]

Names are an indispensable part of our knowledge. Everything has a name. Branded! Until popularity fades… Paul Krugman’s editorial, “What’s in a Name? The Musk/Twitter Edition,” in the New York Times explores brand names in the marketplace. He refers to Elon Musk changing the name of “Twitter” to “X,” which Krugman considers pointless (as do [...]