Talking Big Ideas

How One July 4th Speech Helped Change History

“Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry.”

Jul 4 • 

Bob Ewing

May 2025

This is (Still) Water: 20 Years Later

“What the hell is water?”

May 21 • 

Bob Ewing

March 2025

Daniel Kahneman's Decision to Die

“If you were allowed one wish for your child,

Mar 27 • 

Bob Ewing

Channel Your Inner Feynman

Hey everyone, Maryrose here.

Mar 21 • 

Maryrose Ewing

Principles for Effective Leadership

Chip Mellor built a law firm that made the world better and inspired those around him to achieve excellence – and feel part of something profound.

Mar 14 • 

Bob Ewing

February 2025

Are You Telling the Real Story?

“Togo was the best dog that ever traveled the Alaska trail.”

Feb 21 • 

Bob Ewing

January 2025

The Courage of Gorbachev and Reagan

“Thermonuclear war… would mean devastation on a scale that no preceding age could conceive.”

Jan 31 • 

Bob Ewing

The Legend of Bob Hoover

“Bob Hoover is the greatest pilot I ever saw.”

Jan 24 • 

Bob Ewing

December 2024

Holidays and Permanent Revolution

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a while, including you.”

Dec 20, 2024 • 

Bob Ewing

The Reality of Tomorrow

“Build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”

Dec 17, 2024 • 

Bob Ewing

Machiavelli’s Evenings in Exile

A letter published 511 years ago today teaches us how to transcend our biggest problems and thrive.

Dec 10, 2024 • 

Bob Ewing

What Makes Us Human

“We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.”

Dec 6, 2024 • 

Bob Ewing