Research Chefs Association is the leading professional community for food research and development. Its members are the pioneers of the discipline of Culinology - the blending of culinary arts and the science of food. I recently attended their conference on the Future of Food, where...
I have been busy with SXSW lately and taken a pretty long break from writing. Unlike so many in the professional and personal blogosphere I'm too overwhelmed with sessions, pitches and expos at SXSW that I can't really find "the thing" that broke out or defined the...
Ford's recent report on Generation Z fails to mention the most obvious elephant in the room: Teens don't care about cars anymore. Statoil recently published three scenarios for energy use in 2040. Not even the most low-carbon scenario envisioned the possibility that fossil fuels could constitute less than...
A recent opinion poll from Northwestern University outlines the Generation Z – or 16-19 year olds’ attitudes on various issues. One of the most common mistake I see in generational analysis is when single polls or surveys are used to extrapolate generational character traits. Data...
Last year we made some Generation Z predictions for 2014. How did these hold up? "1. They will bring at least one household item out of obscurity." While nothing is really holding the same momentum as rubberbands and duct tape did, DIY is still a strong trend. A pretty...
Social media has been in flames the last few days over a (now withdrawn) Barbie-book Mattel published in 2010. It started with a blog post on Pamiedotcom's Tumblr site. Barbie: I Can Be A Computer Engineer is the gift that keeps on giving to blogs and click bait...
