Speaker: Betsy Woodman

Your Money or Your Life

I had originally planned to talk today about two things: one, my experiences with money growing up in India and two, some new developments (like cryptocurrency) on the money scene today.

I tried out a draft on some sharp listeners. Too much, they said. You’ve got … read more.

Dear Robot, Will You Marry Me?

Love, Logic, and Ethics in the Age of Algorithms

KUUF February 20, 2022

Roberta: Hello. I am Roberta the Robot. I am a guardian-bot. My speech is synthesized. I have cameras in my eyeballs. I can simultaneously scan all of your pictures in the little squares on … read more.

In Search of a Personal Link to Memorial Day

Truth and Lies, Remembering and Forgetting

Tomorrow is Memorial Day. What are your plans?

            A family barbecue? Going to a parade? Sleeping in? Taking the shutters off the summer cabin?

            In a former fashion era, Memorial Day was when ladies could wear white shoes and linen … read more.

Love Your Enemies. How? A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal on New Rules and Routines for the US Congress (and Other Unruly Groups of People)

Love Your Enemy?  How? A Modest Proposal

For Kearsarge Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, February 14, 2021

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), author of Gulliver’s Travels (1726) is also famous for his Modest Proposal … read more.