Applied Serendipity: March 4

CARE:  The Total Eclipse of the Sun is just over a month away, and my beehives are in the Path of Totality. Given that the width of the path is just about 50 miles, totality only happens in any place about once every hundred years. So it’s truly  a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see how my bees respond to mid-day darkness. I’m collecting data as a citizen scientist for NASA of the sounds bees make before, during, and after the eclipse. This year’s honey will be a once-in-a-lifetime Eclipse vintage!

PREPARE: One of my clients’ approaches to understanding AI is to become a “Public Learner”— reading, talking to people, using tools, experimenting, admitting to uncertainty and anxiety about the change that is upon us. Change we cannot ignore. Have you gone public with your learning?  

AWARE: March is International Women’s Month—which started out 44 years ago as National Women’s History Week when Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation declaring it so. Click here for more info on this year’s celebration.

SHARE: I’m honored to join the Board of The Robert G. Wilmers Integrity Prize, an annual prize named in honor of legendary M&T Bank CEO Bob Wilmers that supports individuals working in the United States who demonstrate exceptional integrity through their actions and advocacy. This week we’ll  be announcing the 2023 Wilmers Integrity Prize winner from three exceptional finalists. Stay tuned!

DARE: “Dare to be different. Be yourselves, be individual,” advised Iris Apfel, iconic fashion designer and early influencer who reached peak fame in her 80s and 90s and died last week at 102. My Mom thought she was cool. Maybe somehow now they are comparing some over-the-top jewelry…