Ben Scofield

Ben Scofield

… rarely updated

12 Feb 2013

On "people" problems

My friend Justin Gehtland tweet this a bit ago: At its root, every problem is a *people* problem, because only people have problems.Without …
02 Feb 2013

On Integrity

Some years ago, I remember hearing about a novel (short story, maybe?) by a futurist-minded science fiction author. The premise is that in …
02 Feb 2013

On Radical Honesty

OK, who's heard of Radical Honesty? My introduction to it was in AJ Jacobs' My Life as an Experiment. The premise is that you don't lie, and …
02 Feb 2013

On Self-knowledge

Picking up on that "how do I know what I think" quote -- let's start to tie a little bit of this into topics that might be more interesting …
13 Aug 2012

On Self-Deception

I was listening to an interview with Dan Ariely on NPR earlier today -- he was talking about topics from his latest book (The Honest Truth …
16 Jun 2012

On Levels of Description

I've been fascinated by levels of description for as long as I can remember: physics, chemistry, and biology as a kid -- with both expected …
29 Aug 2011

On Interface Segregation

As promised, here's the first installment of my Fractal Design series. I'd like to kick things off with what might seem to be an odd choice …
28 Aug 2011

On Fractal Design

I'm on my way back home after a great Ruby Hoedown in Nashville, where I gave a talk called "Fractal Design." This is the second(ish) time …