Author: Curtis Newbold

Our culture has a problem. We’re scared to fail. The reality is, much of what we do in life requires problem solving. And solving problems requires a certain level of opportunity for failure. It also requires some creative juice, which is made up of some concoction of ingredients that includes

If a critical component of your love life is chattin’ it up with your honey on your phone while you’re driving, be warned: the government just crashed that party. On May 13, 2014, Utah became the 12th US state to ban cell phone use to all drivers while driving.  The

Several different American and British research studies, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Independent, and market research firm eMarketing.com show a fairly depressing outlook on what people do with their days: people spend more time on TV, cell phones, and the internet than they do exercising, being with friends

I recently had a strange interaction with my students. I was teaching the second of a department-required, two-semester course series on design in a class where all sixteen of my students were majoring in communication—many of whom were about to graduate in a few months. In my original syllabus, I

By Autumn Thatcher Guest Blog Post Autumn’s Blog The digital age has brought with it exciting transformation, but with that change comes an eerie foreshadowing of a future where human beings are dismissed and overlooked for the less expensive and faster-producing artificial intelligent counterparts that are being introduced in the

As a product of 1981, I’m officially one of the oldest in my generation, a generation cultural scholars label the “Millennial” group. Wedged between Generation X (those born between 1960 and 1980) and what some are starting to call Generation Z (those born within the last decade), we Millennials are

If you take a stroll through the NBA rosters on ESPN.com, you’ll get a glimpse in what NBA players make, at least as far as their salaries are concerned. But NBA player salary data doesn’t really mean a whole lot until we put it into perspective. Sure, we know they

If you need a new idea to freak out your friends, pass this image around on Facebook: Tell your friends that they aren’t looking at the great Albert Einstein, but, rather, they are looking at Marilyn Monroe. After they tell you you’re nuts, have them turn around and walk away