Alec CowanOct 4, 202125 minA month on the road in the pandemic American WestRead the original Medium article here. “The best teacher is experience and not through someone’s distorted point of view.” It was...
Alec CowanOct 4, 202112 minIn an Increasingly Interactive World, What Is the Future Technology of Audio Storytelling?Read the original Medium post here. Earlier this year, in a time now alien to many of us, I attended a Seattle XR conference on...
Alec CowanOct 4, 202120 minHow anime took off in the United StatesRead the original Medium post here. It’s fair to say that anime, especially in the United States, has somewhat of a negative image. This...
Alec CowanJul 6, 202013 minI spent 3 days deleting 10 years of online content — and lost some of myself along the wayRead the original Medium post here. Since I crossed over 20, life has been inextricably tied to the internet, meaning my choice to...
Alec CowanJun 13, 202011 minSailing the seas of failure: Joseph Conrad on weathering tough decisionsRead the original Medium post here. Before the time of air travel, when the radial boundaries of the world were ever-expanding, the sea...
Alec CowanMar 4, 202011 minKierkegaard and the power of irony: how to know more by knowing less See the original post on my Medium blog here. Two weavers, both cunning with an eye on royal gold, are devising a plan. The Emperor is...
Alec CowanJul 27, 201918 minCould Congress save journalism? Read the original on my Medium blog here. Note: Alec has spent his professional career as a reporter and producer in public radio...
Alec CowanJan 21, 201911 minGermans have long been stingy on privacy. Could their history be the future of data protection?Read the original on my Medium blog here. Tucked on the outer edges of East Berlin lies a series of complexes. They’re typically modern,...