Craig Maciolek

  • The Evolving Tower of Babel

    There are too many people on the planet today. Not too many people for future humans… but for the people we are today, there are clearly too many people. Our behavior is destroying the planet. Since the beginning of the… Continue reading

  • Puzzler’s Blues

    Pick up the same piece,..     over and over again.Finally figured out where it goes     and it’s no where to be found. The reason to do a puzzle     is to let time go by without noticing it.It is… Continue reading

  • Three Types of Evolutionary Lessons

    The Creation lesson of the Bubonic Plague: build proper sewer systems and keep the rats out. The Behavior lesson of HIV/AIDS: be sexually responsible. The Spiritual lesson of the 1918 flu: we are not in control. Three Evolutionary Lessons of… Continue reading

  • Creating a Fear Based Religion

    If we only listen to medical doctors and epidemiologists, then we are going to create a fear based religion with them as the new priests. If we also include experts from other fields, such as Evolutionary Biology, sociology, and ecology,… Continue reading

  • Long Term Pandemic Management

    A view of long term pandemic management. Everyone should wash their hands regularly, stay home if they feel themselves getting sick, and decide and share their choice as to how much treatment they wish to receive if they do get… Continue reading

  • Self-esteem and Culture

    Once, long ago, metaphorically, all birds had the same kind of beak. Then, over time, the birds evolved different beaks based on how they needed to use them. These needs were dictated by the conditions of their specific environment. Self-esteem… Continue reading