Cool, But Scary…Deepfakes Are Here

Nancy Pelosi drunkenly slurred her words in a public address. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg gleefully asserted that whoever has the data will rule the world. Carrie Fisher finished her role as Princess Leia in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story…after she died. These are all examples of deepfake videos. Deepfake videos, created by artificial intelligence (AI), make people appear to say or…

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Being Nice as a Business Strategy

So often people say I “should” be on Facebook. I “need” to be on Instagram. And, that may be true if it matches your business strategy and you choose platforms that cater to your target demographic.  But it’s reassuring to know that just being human, being nice, also can be a sound business strategy. Especially…

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Is Blogging Right for You?

An expert is someone who has deep knowledge about a narrow subject. Take this month’s interview with Taras Lyssenko (below). His first book, The Great Navy Birds of Lake Michigan, is coming out August 26. Taras is the go to expert if you want to recover a navy airplane from the bottom of lake Michigan.…

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Opposites Attract: How Collaboration Sparks Creativity

Here’s a scene you wouldn’t typically associate with Shakespearean theatre: People ages 8 to 80 whoopin’ it up as they learn about the six wives of Henry VIII. That was just the scene during Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of Six.  How? The historical characters were presented as pop stars, mimicking the likes of Beyoncé and…

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