How To Put Faith in Design
Anglerfish are famous for the glowing lure they dangle from their heads that they use to catch small fish.…
Category: ethics
Why Do Idiots Get Ahead?
On Tuesdays I often write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question is…
Questions For The Next Design Revolution
(I gave the opening comments at a keynote panel on The Next Industrial Design Revolution for IDSA’s Future of…
Designers, Morality and the AK-47
Recently Mike Monteiro wrote about whether the AK-47 is worthy of study for a design student. I agree and…
Should you fix or cheat a broken system?
Each Tuesday I take the top voted question from readers and answer it. With 146 votes, this week’s winner was from…
The Rules I Live By
[Note 12-5-17: this question came up this week for a 2nd time, with 368 votes, by Richard Ferrers, and…
5 Questions that decide if Facebook crossed the line
There are 4 points and 5 questions at the heart of the latest drama around Facebook and ethics, and…
When is it ethical to sell low quality products?
This month I’m posting every day, picking the top voted reader question and answering it. With 50 votes, today’s winner, submitted…
Why do we accept bad systems?
Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it. With 45 votes, this week’s winner was “Why…
Why We Love Sociopaths: Book Review
The other day I saw some high school students in a coffeeshop, and on the table was a book…
The Social Network: movie review
Good movies about software are hard to make. That’s why few people try and those who do mostly end…
On God, Integrity and Sports
When I was a kid I watched my NY Giants, hold on to a short lead late in Superbowl…
Good, evil and technology: a fun philosophical inquiry
Flipping through old essays I found this one from 2005 – it’s one my favorite but most overlooked essays.…