More than 35 years ago, a college classmate, a coworker and I decided to go out on a limb and start a public affairs company. Friends thought we were nuts. Our families were understandingly nervous. The rest is history. wp.me/p3vuOO-3At

In a raucous world, people find refuge in the tingling sounds and whispered words of ASMR videos. They call it a brain orgasm. Others say it’s creepy. wp.me/p3vuOO-3BQ

Mutant wolves thriving in thick forests within Chernobyl’s radioactive exclusion zone may shine light on potential human adaptation to fight cancer. Assuming the research gets funded. wp.me/p3vuOO-3Ca

One of the hardest lessons in life is unlearning how to be judgmental. All of us could use a crash course. wp.me/p3vuOO-3Cz

Trouble signs for public schools are flashing red. The biggest challenge is retooling classroom instruction to match how digital native students learn. wp.me/p3vuOO-3Dz

We shared our CFM origin story, now here are some back stories that made Oregon history, influenced our professional and personal lives and gave us chuckle. wp.me/p3vuOO-3CY

Mathematicians seek to destroy infinity and medical doctors stress constipation is serious. New Scientist dares to span the unknown cosmos and painful moments in the bathroom in a single edition. wp.me/p3vuOO-3E5

You may be proud of your ancestry but reluctant to acknowledge you are the son, daughter or grandchild of immigrants to America. You're not special. Like me, you're just lucky. wp.me/p3vuOO-3Ex

School reform must center on the classroom, but it also needs to address artificial intelligence that can support individualized learning or facilitate cheating on homework. wp.me/p3vuOO-3FF

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic discussing how to extend life with endless organ transplants. It's just an autocratic wet dream. wp.me/p3vuOO-3G2

My professional career afforded me multiple public service opportunities that opened my eyes and my heart to issues and people I knew nothing about. It was my post-graduate civic education. wp.me/p3vuOO-3EU

Artificial intelligence has made deep fakes possible. Now some NFL coaches want AI to make deep passes impossible. wp.me/p3vuOO-3Hp

Before Twilight, Forks was known as the Logging Capital of the World. Now it is famous vampire tourist town. Forks has special meaning for me, but not because of vampires. wp.me/p3vuOO-3H4

Perhaps Peter Leeson, author of 'WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird', can make rational sense out of our current economic insanity. wp.me/p3vuOO-3HT

There are lies, damn lies and statistics. President Trump appears bent on eliminating statistics. He also isn’t keen on inconvenient facts. wp.me/p3vuOO-3Gy

John Tapogna, a respected economic consultant based in Portland, says Oregon has lost its mojo as reflected by under-housing, over-taxation and "lousy schools". wp.me/p3vuOO-3IJ

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 employs AI to produce real-time translations of foreign words. You may need a spare set of AirPods so non-English speakers can understand what you say. wp.me/p3vuOO-3Ir

A look back at the 2023 Public Relations Society of America issue framework for using artificial intelligence in PR, as well as Google Gemini's interpretation of PRSA's ethical guidelines. wp.me/p3vuOO-3Jt

As a society, we collectively deplore addiction to illegal drugs, alcohol and pornography. Arthur Brooks thinks Americans also should kick their addiction to contempt. wp.me/p3vuOO-3J5

American tariffs have a checkered history of producing bizarre and unintended effects, or what one tariff skeptic calls “tragic tales of woe and waste.” wp.me/p3vuOO-3Kh