On the rules of scientific naming

After looking up so many trees and plants last week, I was struck with a question: What’s up with scientific names? Binomial nomenclature, or Latin naming, as it’s widely known, is the naming convention that provides each species with two names. (Bi as in “two,” nomial as in “name.”) In the example Homo sapiens, Homo … Continue reading On the rules of scientific naming →

Thinking through the “paradigm shift” to a hybrid workplace

Nine months ago—when talking about a return to the office within the calendar year was not such a ridiculous idea to entertain—my firm went ahead and formed a committee to explore what that reality would look like. Casting about for a committee name, the first stab was the "New Normal" committee, which, I suppose, lacked … Continue reading Thinking through the “paradigm shift” to a hybrid workplace →