By bsekula, on March 17th, 2010
While in San Diego last week, the biggest highlight for me (other than my talk, of course) was the keynote, Malcolm Gladwell. Chris Berman of espn also gave a keynote, which I did not attend. But by all accounts, underwhelming would be a compliment.
Gladwell, on the other hand, was excellent. I furiously took notes on my Blackberry and emailed them to myself – see image below.
As you can see, I gave the email an appropriate subject line: “Gladwell Lessons.” As anyone can attest, typing on a Blackberry can be challenging, but done so like this is typos galore. This is without mentioning my Blackberry seems to have a mind of its own, or at least some of the keys do. The 1, 2 and A seem to only work when they want.
I’ve had many questions about his lecture and wanting to implement some of his ideas, I . . . → Read More: Learning from Malcolm Gladwell
By bsekula, on June 11th, 2009
At least that’s the message from top researchers who wanted to set the record straight.
Let’s lay the groundwork. Three top researchers (as labeled by the press release) wanted to correct the inaccuracies and misunderstandings about high fructose corn syrup and it’s impact on the American diet.
At the Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting, a session entitled “High Fructose Corn Syrup: Sorting Myth from Reality” was held to set the record straight.
The first quote is telling.
Contrary to its name, high fructose corn syrup is essentially a corn sugar, stated sweetener expert John S. White, Ph.D., president of White Technical Research. "Recent marketing claims that sugar is healthier than high fructose corn syrup are misleading to consumers.
Yeah, sort of like saying stabbing myself with a big knife will hurt more than with a small knife. I can read the headlines already. “Leading researchers have discovered that stabbing yourself with . . . → Read More: You’re confused about HFCS
By bsekula, on October 5th, 2006
Saturday, October 14th, 2006 from 8-9am, I’ll be a guest on the radio show “From Tee to Green” with Doug Pike of the Houston Chronicle. We’ll be discussing golf-specific fitness, taking questions from listeners and talking about my new golf fitness CD: 2 Balls and Better Golf Fitness.
You can listen to the show, broadcast on ESPN 790 at 790 AM on your radio dial. If your not in the Houston area, you can listen via live streaming at ESPN790.com. When the page loads, just click the “Listen Live” link at the top of the page.
Call in and ask your question(s). After the show, come back here and post your comments. I’d love to know your thoughts on anything I said or how the . . . → Read More: I'm going to be on the radio!
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