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My son became a working scientist a year ago. Since then, he has taught both of us an important lesson.
Sciencing is hard.
The process of doing science is not what is portrayed in the media. It’s frustrating. There are mistakes. There are missteps. There are scheduling conflicts, equipment breaks down, and theories don’t pan out....

How is it that Baby Boomers, my generation, known for marching against the Vietnam War, fighting for Civil Rights, gay rights, and the Earth, turned against all that to become the primary support for fascism in America?
The answer lies in a forgotten moment over 30 years ago....

Even before the Web was spun, search engines were librarians. When you ask a question, they will find material that can help you answer the question. I put that into my stories as footnotes and later, thanks to the Web, they became links.
Generative AI, when applied to search, changes the equation. The background that used to be your answer becomes a set of footnotes. The engine will give you its summary, an answer to your question....

From October 3 through October 11, I'll be moving this site to WordPress. During that time, no new content will be available here.
I will, however, continue writing  and posting to my Substack at https://danafblankenhorn.substack.com/. Those who subscribe there will also get copies of my post in e-mail. At some point later, I'll then have to combine the mailing lists but one th...