Determining Priorities
Breaking Parkinson’s Law in Chicago | The Velocity of Information | David P. Perrodin | SDP175
[Podcast] Remember fiddling around until the final hour to hunker down and complete an assignment for school or a project for work – even though you knew of the deadline for weeks? There you were, confident you could serviceably complete the task and submit it in a nick of time. Welcome to Parkinson’s Law! DIRECT…
Read MoreThe Braess Paradox | Psychological Impact of I35W Bridge Collapse on Driving Behavior | SDP169
[Podcast] WHAT IS THE BRAESS PARADOX? Braess’ Paradox states that, counterintuitively, adding a road to a road network can slow down overall traffic through it. The paradox was discovered in 1968 by German mathematician Dietrich Braess as he examined humans driving behavior. At the root of this paradox is that every driver thinks for themselves…
Read MoreEntropy of Structures and Systems | The New Fire Engine Effect | SDP159
[Podcast] Entropy is the gradual decline into disorder. An example of entropy is a melting ice cube. Water molecules are fixed and ordered in the cube. As it melts, the molecules become free to move and become independent and therefore become disordered. The second law of thermodynamics is that all things lead to entropy –…
Read MoreTeacher Burnout Crisis | Short-Staffed Schools Closing | 5 Ways to Solve It Right Now | SDP158
[Podcast] On Friday, November 12, 2021, classes were canceled for many public school districts in North Carolina. The intended purpose of the motion was to offer a mental health day for teachers and students experiencing burnout from the pandemic and the cumulative stress of contemporary education. Doc, with 25 years experience as an educator, describes…
Read MoreFBI Planning To Investigate Parents | NASB and AG Garland Memo | What You Need to Know | SDP155
[Podcast] Doc clarifies the issues around threats toward school officials, discusses the National School Board Association’s (NSBA) under-informed hyperbolic letter to president Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland’s knee jerk memo directing the FBI to figure out strategies to address school threats within the next 30 days, reactions from state-level school board associations, and how your…
Read MoreSchool Mask Mandates and Parents Filing Lawsuits Against Schools | What You Need To Know | SDP154 | Livestream 10-12-2021
What’s kicked off the flurry of mask/mitigation lawsuits filed by parents? Have county health services abandoned their obligations to school districts? Are school boards spending pandemic funds on football fields?
Read MoreFailure to Regress to the Mean | Why Things Aren’t Returning to Normal | SAFETY DOC LIVESTREAM 10-29-2020
[Podcast] Doc returns from sabbatical for this Master Class and delivers updated interpretations of Finite Voltage, Crowd-In Behavior, and his newest concept of “Failure to Regress to the Mean” to describe the current condition of society. Read the full blog post for episode #149 at safetyphd.com DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP149-AUDIO TACTICAL WISDOM…
Read MoreCPA Chad Elkins | Finance in Chaos | Money Behaviors of Panicked People | SAFETY DOC LIVESTREAM #147
[Podcast] Chad Elkins, CPA, discussed bewildering and draconian ways people scrambled their finances during the pandemic. While many small business owners suffered losses and experienced great personal distress, others actually thrived and even doubled their incomes! Read the full blog post for episode #147 at safetyphd.com. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP147-AUDIO ABOUT CHAD…
Read MoreSurvival Expert Morgan Rogue: Subtle Signs of Chaos | SAFETY DOC LIVESTREAM #146
[Podcast] Morgan Rogue’s mantra is to conquer tomorrow by preparing today! She lives on 40 acres of land in the southern United States with her husband, two daughters and two dogs. She is the owner and founder of Rogue Preparedness, a website dedicated to emergency preparedness and survival skills. Morgan has published extensively in crisis…
Read MoreClay Martin | Author of Concrete Jungle: A Green Beret’s Guide to Urban Survival | SAFETY DOC PODCAST LIVESTREAM 7-18-2020
[Podcast] Retired Recon Marine Clay Martin leverages his bonafide credentials and experience to provide listeners with fact-based, authentic concepts regarding the application of survival techniques in their homes, neighborhoods, and any environment that spins into chaos. Clay shares captivating personal stories, including a time when a momentary fatigue of his situational awareness resulted in juggling…
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