Roots & Rooks

This is Part 3 of a series called Clash of the Protocols. Read Part 2 here.Subscribe nowIf a tree falls in the woods, and no one is there to report i...

Subscribe nowIn 1954, Roger Bannister ran the Miracle Mile. He was the first man in history to run a mile in under four minutes. His ground speed was...

Subscribe nowHow to Count UnhappeningsErik Hollnagel gives major academic dad vibes. He has a basic HTML site, has published a million pieces of writ...

This is Part 4 of a series called Clash of the Protocols. See Part 3 here.Safety vs. HealthOn Tuesday afternoon, I was speaking with the Summer of Pr...

Subscribe nowIn everyday life, the word “protocol” is so broad that it could mean anything. I find it difficult to explain to people what is and – mo...

Subscribe nowAs a kid, I probably drove my parents crazy asking, “Why does life want to live?”The difference between organic and artificial confused ...

Subscribe nowIn the Summer of Protocols Discord (anyone can join) there have been some interesting threads about the relationship between social prot...

Two hundred years ago, it wasn’t really a big deal when someone died at work. When I say someone, I mean someone from the working class – a laborer. ...

This is Part 1 of a series called Clash of the Protocols. Read Part 2 here.Work to live, or live to work?For most of history, the answer has been the...

This is Part 2 of a series called Clash of the Protocols. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 3 here.Today, workers in North America have a “right to refuse ...