The CDC has plunged into chaos. Dr. Susan Monarez, the newly minted CDC Director, a role she held for a matter of mere weeks, has been fired by the Trump administration. We actually wrote about Monarez previously, as she was engaged with both the CDC team that was the target of an attempted mass shooting […]| Techdirt
Audio columnist Eric Zornes looks ahead to the next era of audio production| Latest from Tv Technology
I’m grateful for the opportunity to respond to Francesco Censon’s paper, “The Rejected Expert and the Knowledge’s Half-Blood” (2025). In what follows, I will discuss Censon’s concept of Knowledge’s Half-Bloods (KHB)—people who wrongly regard themselves as epistemically on a par... Read More ›Source| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
When it comes to the success of AI rollouts and adoption, there’s a notable delta between the perspectives of a company’s leaders and its employees. About a quarter of leaders say their AI rollout has been effective. Only 11% of employees agree. That’s not just a signal that implementation is lagging – it’s a signal […] The post The Real Reason Your AI Rollout is Stalling appeared first on FleishmanHillard.| FleishmanHillard
I once wrote a dissertation titled like this: “Subconscious Repetition in Ancient Greek Literature.” And then defended it successfully in front of a panel of graduate professors. (I actually found […]| Punctuation
Other things are rarely equal. All things never are. What the ocean does: swell direction and height, wave interval, secondary swell, wind strength, tide (high or low, spring or neap), dawn or dusk, rain or shine, bake or freeze. The contours of the seabed and the beach: where the reef begins, where the sand’s shifted,… Read More »| Driverless Crocodile
The pursuit of expertise has been a longstanding goal for us humans. Drawing from key research on how we build skills, we highlight the intrinsic connection between joy and the development of expertise in one’s field. By understanding joy as a vital component of expertise, we propose the concept of joyful expertise – a holistic approach to skill development. Potential contributors to joyful expertise include social connection, grit and resilience building, finding aligned environments, an...| BehavioralEconomics.com | The BE Hub
How the modern variant on Aristotle's theory of phronesis originated and why it offers a partial and unhelpful account of teaching expertise Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
My grandfather always wanted to live to 100, and so he did. I helped organize a “memorial service” for him—while he was still alive—because what’s the point of a memorial […]| Punctuation
Explore how Yujian Cai is taking the traditional Chaozhou tea pottery forward into the new era, making the finest tea pots and pets| Tea Journey
A new venture fund designed to strengthen the local entrepreneurial ecosystem has officially launched with a strategic investment in St. Petersburg-based Spontivly. Veteran investors Ashby Green and Kim Vogel founded the Coastal Community Fund to support oft-overlooked seed-stage startups throughout Florida. However, the two will prioritize burgeoning Tampa Bay companies. The investment in Spontivly will [...]| St Pete Catalyst
In a time of uncertainty and saturation, attention isn’t given. It’s earned through simplicity, creative craft and AI grounded in reality. You could feel it in every conversation. The C-suite under pressure. Creators calling for accountability. Agencies asked to solve faster, smarter, more intentionally. What cut through in the award winners and on the stages […]| FleishmanHillard
Just like it’s hard to figure out your own positioning because you can’t read the label from inside the jar, it can also be difficult to understand your unique strengths […]| Punctuation
This year at Cannes Lions, the AI conversation shifted. I heard it move from fascination with endless applications to a deeper reckoning with what it means for how people connect, tell stories and navigate being human.| FleishmanHillard
On the Ground at Cannes: “Creator” may be the most overused word in marketing and communication circles at Cannes. Walk ten steps and you’ll hear it as often as “creativity” or “AI.” But behind the buzz is the real shift in how brands engage with audiences and how audiences choose to engage back. That shift […]| FleishmanHillard
On the Ground at Cannes: Uncertainty and AI are clearly the buzzwords of Cannes 2025, based on how many conversations they’re dominating here. But what’s less spoken and still just as obvious: culture isn’t a campaign lever. Rather, it’s the ultimate credibility layer. It’s a polarized, fatigued, AI-saturated market and the brands that are winning […]| FleishmanHillard
On the Ground at Cannes: There’s always a certain kind of energy on the ground at Cannes. But this year, it feels as much like a reckoning with what creativity must become as it is a celebration of a year of groundbreaking work. Yes, we’re honoring culture-shifting campaigns. But more than that, we’re witnessing a […]| FleishmanHillard
Discover how two Mexican nationals living in Japan have embraced Japanese tea culture, in this heartwarming story of how they found their calling as practitioners of the Hoenryu tea ceremony in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto.| Tea Journey
You need to pay up and go after good-quality tea. You need to taste and taste because there are many similarities. To recognize good tea, you also need to gather tea literature. When you keep on tasting, you will begin to identify the differences, and that's how you broaden your horizons.| Tea Journey
When a cyber incident hits, IT and legal are often the first to get the call—for good reason. IT teams must act swiftly to contain, remediate and investigate the breach, while legal teams must ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations and manage legal exposure. But a strictly technical or legal lens can narrow your […]| FleishmanHillard
Google is obsessed with blogs that follow E-E-A-T: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness.| Mastroke
Disclaimer: I’m an intermediate surfer. This post is for people a step or two behind me, so your mileage may vary – let me know what I’ve missed in the comments. I’m convinced that most surf coaching videos and websites spend way too much time talking about the pop up* and way too little time… Read More »Surfing: Why does it help to arch your back when paddling? (it isn’t for leverage) – Surf Lessons #8 The post Surfing: Why does it help to arch your back when paddling? (it is...| Driverless Crocodile
Meet Travis Clem, the creative brewmaster behind Fat Ass Ranch Brewery’s delicious craft beers and brews in Fredericksburg, Texas.| Fat Ass Ranch Winery & Brewery
PRESS RELEASE: Air Marketing, a leading UK outsourced sales and marketing agency, has announced the relocation of its headquarters to a new site in Exeter, supporting the company’s transition to a more agile, hybrid working model. Air Marketing can now be found at: Generator Hub, The Gallery, Kings Wharf, Exeter EX2 4AN. The move reflects […] The post Air Marketing Relocates to New HQ to Support Hybrid Growth Strategy appeared first on Air Marketing.| Air Marketing
As communications grows more complex and critical, AI is unlocking new opportunities to protect reputations, navigate change, and drive real business impact.| FleishmanHillard
Data protection, digital sovereignty, GDPR compliance: trust a leading European cybersecurity provider.| blog.pradeo.com
Meet the Texas winemaker John Catalano of Fat Ass Ranch & Winery in Fredericksburg TX. Discover his passion, bold Texas wines, and his story.| Fat Ass Ranch Winery & Brewery
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets global standards in many ways, any disruptions in its operations could create a ripple effect in other regulatory agencies around the world, including the European Medicines Agency (EMA).| FleishmanHillard
Escalation of penalties imposed by Trump administration on China, and the retaliation from Beijing on US imports, will affect nearly every segment of our economy.| FleishmanHillard
At this year’s EDS CIO & CISOxNewYork event, one theme cut through the jargon and hype: clarity. As CIOs and CISOs grapple with the expanding role of AI and emerging technologies, the conversation centered on how to bring structure and purpose to transformation, not just velocity. The most memorable insight? A deceptively simple framework: Product, […]| FleishmanHillard
AI, the new tool of cybercriminals: dark web, phishing, malware… Discover how cybersecurity is adapting to face these emerging threats.| blog.pradeo.com
Every China’s Two Sessions meetings highlight a roadmap for the country’s priorities, and this year underscores a shift toward long-term resilience. Sectors like AI, 6G, advanced manufacturing and clean energy are receiving increased attention as China works to strengthen its competitive edge.| FleishmanHillard
Our latest report, Beyond the Basket, created in partnership with Omnicom's Flywheel, explores how brands can navigate this complexity and turn cultural engagement into commerce. From seamless shopping experiences to authentic brand connections, we reveal how brands can strike the balance between love and lust and drive immediate conversions and long-term loyalty across the ecosystem.| FleishmanHillard
The viral hype cycle of opinions can drown out real dermatological advancements. If brands want to cut through, it’s time to rethink how we communicate skincare. Skincare needs a reality check, and the companies bold enough to have that conversation will be the ones that rise above the noise. Because at the end of the day, the future of skincare isn’t about looking perfect. It’s about living well. And that’s the story worth telling.| FleishmanHillard
The latest data on Google Search trends shows AI interest has eclipsed other major tech buzzwords and the gap has only widened.| FleishmanHillard
Companies are navigating a high-stakes environment where correctly navigating the business landscape is the key to success.| FleishmanHillard
Mobile Security for SMBs allows small IT teams to secure their smartphones and tablets easily, without administrative burdens.| blog.pradeo.com
As the Trump administration continues to refine its trade policy, businesses must be prepared to navigate a highly fluid tariff environment.| FleishmanHillard
My analysis of echo chambers as trust-manipulators is now available in two exciting different versions! First, there was Escaping the Echo Chamber, the short version written for a general audience.…| Objectionable
Our Taster Profile features Kurush Bharucha, whose career at Unilever/Brooke Bond India began in the saleroom and ended in building their tea expertise worldwide.| Tea Journey
Discover how business blogging drives real-world growth beyond SEO. Learn how content marketing builds authority and increases revenue.| Visible Logic
Anne-Frédérique Dayraut is in conversation with Maria Kockmann, tea sommelier and founder of the Tea Circle and the force behind the first Brussels Tea Festival| Tea Journey
Find new opportunities for brands to connect with a growing football audience in new and meaningful ways this NFL season.| FleishmanHillard
Learn how to foster workplace culture, overcome challenges, support employees and drive business continuity.| FleishmanHillard
Is your investment proportionally driving higher business impact? See three ways to determine appropriate investment in influencer marketing| FleishmanHillard
A comprehensive framework for crisis response, categorized into four main types with 20 specific response strategies for each type.| FleishmanHillard
Adam Green maintains that there is a need “for a virtue term that pertains to developing and maintaining a perspective that is epistemically independent of the groups to which one belongs” (Green 2024…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
Lisa Herzog’s wonderful book Citizen Knowledge: Markets, Experts, and the Infrastructure of Democracy (Herzog 2023), examines how democratic market societies should deal with the tension that can…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
Forgive me, philosophers, for I have sinned epistemically. It has been many years since my last confession. To start, I forgot to update my priors a few times. I haven’t always followed research on…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
New SEC reporting requirements now compel publicly traded companies to report “material” cybersecurity incidents within four business days.| FleishmanHillard
FleishmanHillard recommends ways for brands to end up in the winner's circle during the upcoming summer games in Paris.| FleishmanHillard
As manufacturers manage their supply chain, communications professionals are critical strategic partners in case of a potential disruption.| FleishmanHillard
Find out how FleishmanHillard's user generated content expertise and Trend Lab methodology can help your brand strategy.| FleishmanHillard
An article from FleishmanHillard discusses emerging sports integration opportunities that were discovered at the Collision Conference.| FleishmanHillard
The latest FleishmanHillard thought leadership piece discusses organization's need for a crisis playbook and how to keep your playbook fresh.| FleishmanHillard
FleishmanHillard's Caitlin Teahan was at the Axios AI+ NY Summit and provided her favorite takeaways from the event.| FleishmanHillard
Over-commercialism has been a hallmark of many previous movements. Some started out with a distinct commercial aim, and leaders of movements (or innovators) clearly had this in mind. Other movement…| Humanistic Systems
This Mother’s Day Tea Journey celebrates the companies and individuals seeking to change that narrative of poverty by educating, empowering, and enabling women in tea.| Tea Journey
Just six months ago, I started a YouTube channel, What is cybersecurity?, to provide short videos (most are under 4 minutes and all are currently well under 10 minutes) discussing topics and issues…| Alice, Eve and Bob - a security blog
Abstract The recognition problem—or, the difficulty of non-experts to appropriately distinguish experts from cleverly disguised fakes—is a perennial problem in expertise studies. And the more we learn…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
I am not a philosopher. Nor in my own publications have I intentionally followed any of the professional canons of philosophical reasoning or philosophical genres.[1] Nonetheless…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
This post considers a number of issues with analytic product evaluation method described in the document ODNI Rating Scale for Evaluating Analytic Tradecraft Standards (Rating Scale), the mo…| Tim van Gelder
I’ve been a jack of all trades web developer for nearly 15 years and moved to working full-time in hiring in September 2020. At Automattic, we’re hiring as fast as we can. This has give…| Jerry Jones
Gaining expertise is difficult enough, but how can you tell if yourself (or someone else) has reached expert status? Unfortunately, multiple-choice tests are ineffective predictors since the benefi…| Jerry Jones
For full disclosure, I do have a university degree, but I’ve worked hard ever since to recover from it. In my book, “Mastering Uncertainty in Commodities Trading,” the key insight I had…| The Naked Hedgie