“Breathe,” the pleasant voice advised as I floated in and out of consciousness in the recovery room following ankle surgery on May 24. I had stopped breathing, a condition called apnea, which is not uncommon following anesthesia or anesthesia with opioids. This happened again and again. Sometimes I was aware of my breathing stopping, hovering on the edge of consciousness, I would feel myself … just … stop … breathing. Other times, I would...
When I make a claim such as "Fifteen months after the launch of BIG Media , we have established an industry-leading level of accuracy and integrity in news reporting," a typical response might be "Yeah, right – who the #$%! does this guy think he is?"
But hear me out.
Two years ago, disillusioned with almost universally irresponsible media coverage and a related increase in societal division and vitriol, I set out to create a trustworthy source...
Some of you might see this list as self-serving – and you would be correct – but I think it also serves the other 7,943,412,999 people on the third rock from the Sun.
BIG Media's Top 7 Ways to Help Earth Be More Habitable:
Reduce consumption of natural and unnatural resources. We in the developed world are reducing our per-capita energy use, but we have a LONG way to go – Climate change and energy:...
“Progress depends on retentiveness. hen experience is not retained, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
– George Santayana
Many of the policy responses to COVID-19 in the United States, Canada, and much of the rest of the world have been more a series of wobbly missteps than a steady march on the road to victory. The resulting stumbles occurring over the last two years are neither new nor...
“Trust the science!”
It is a rallying cry heard frequently these days intended to signal truth, intelligence, and righteousness. Whether in climate change discussions or pandemic responses, energy posturing or political systems, it seems the mere mention of “science” implies incontestable and definitive proof.
That is ironic, considering science itself is based on observation, theory, models, and inferences, all of which can contain significant uncertainty. Imagine a simple scientific experiment to determine the boiling point of...
It used to be that the most important conversation to have with your children was the birds and the bees.
However, that topic has been far surpassed by the wolves and the sheep.
Sheep are so darn cute and fuzzy, but they are not very smart (the attached video link should serve as irrefutable evidence on this point), and are therefore easy prey.
Wolves are cunning and vicious. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother were no match...
It used to be that someone who consistently followed the major news broadcasts was considered "well informed".
Nowadays, those who take the news at face value are dreadfully misinformed.
Fake news is all too common these days. For example, on Feb. 24, it was widely reported that 13 Ukrainians defending Snake Island were slaughtered after reportedly telling Russians aboard an approaching warship to "Go f--- yourself!" What a sad but inspiring story!
The remarkable story was attributed...
We are fast approaching two years since the world was turned upside-down by the COVID-19 pandemic. It seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. I remember being in Edmonton, Alberta, to speak at a construction law conference in early March 2020. By this time, there had been increasing talk of a novel coronavirus that had emerged in China, and had made its way to North America, with a few stops on the...
Yeah, you are right – that's a pretty cocky headline. But, ironically, the reason I can say such a thing is because we at BIG Media practise intellectual humility. We listen more closely to our critics than our fans. And we employ the scientific method in our work, constantly trying to prove ourselves wrong as we assemble our content.
If you can find another media outlet that covered any of these topics more accurately and with more...
I have noticed that a lot of people are still using expressions related to the current health crisis that are, like, so 2021. So I present to you today the TOP 5 PHRASES THAT SHOULD BE ELIMINATED FROM THE COMMON VERNACULAR:
5. "I am doing this not for me but for you." – BS! Unless your name is Mother Teresa or Gandhi, please stop pretending to be a superhero selflessly looking out for the rest...
