Publications

We live in a time of Docilians* – those who don’t think for themselves, but simply accept whatever their own…

Developing local businesses recovery and resilience is essential to ensure holistic economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To better understand how to develop this recovery and resilience in the New England region, we carried out this Special Investigation Report on Local Business Resilience.

After September 11, 2001, infrastructures—the mundane systems that undergird much of modern life—were suddenly considered “soft targets” that required immediate…

In Jack DeVine’s March 10 column, he referred to the “Worldometer” data on the effectiveness of mandated restrictions. Let me…

In late September 2017, a major exercise to prepare for an active shooter/hostile event was conducted at Boston Logan International Airport.

In their latest article published in Environmental Science & Policy, Daniel P. Aldrich and co-authors examine why top-down technical interventions to…

New England’s K-12 schools are critical anchor institutions that serve some of the most important functions in our communities. Elementary and secondary education’s primary function is youth academic development, through the cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development of children.

Read the full article.  Excerpt:  In the last post, I talked about the importance of time in trying to understand…

John Plodinec explains in his latest piece says that planning for victory without a clearly defined plan or roadmap, will make all paths look the same, and almost all will lead nowhere.

This past week we honored those who died while in military service. Parades were held, their graves were decorated, and…

Kurt Gödel was one of the last century’s preeminent mathematicians and philosophers. He is most famous for proving that for…

Read the full blog post here.  Excerpt:  Right away, we’re confronted by a huge difficulty – both “sustainability” and “resilience”…