It’s what happens when the world is not looking that counts the most
The image above is from the photographic collection of Peter Rancie. He was in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, at the beginning of 2005, following the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004. At the time I was 30, a young mother, with the first of my six boys. I knew about...
Ignore. Renew. Replace. PAUSE. FULL STOP. What do you see?
INITIALLY, I see what everyone sees at first glance … asymmetrical rust on a metal roof … an abandoned structure becoming increasingly dilapidated from years of non-use or neglect … a Mater-like old truck with character but nonetheless relegated to a...
Billions in Change The social impact journey of a billionaire
Manoj Bhargava, the billionaire entrepreneur best known for creating the energy drink 5-hour Energy, has a fascinating and unconventional background that has contributed greatly to his success. Beyond his fantastic financial prosperity (currently worth about $4...
Our Beautiful Paradoxical Dichotomous World What might we see when we view the artificial intelligence dialogue from a Maasai warrior's point of view?
Cowherders by day. Tourist guards at night. Protecting safari visitors straying too far from their tents and being caught in the maw of grazing hippopotami or an occasional lion. Are these mostly traditional tribal folk part of the global artificial intelligence...
What Gives? “At least twenty countries that have received billions of dollars’ worth of aid are poorer now.” Can we learn give more sustainably?
Kristen Star Borchers with Peter R. Rancie THE PROSPERITY PARADOX by Clayton M. Christensen, Efosa Ojomo, and Karen Dillon focuses on market-creating innovations as the real key for lasting economic development, and as an antidote for various forms of...
Artificial Intelligence and the Destiny of Human Language The vital role of the bold voice of faith in the big tech / AI conversation
11 Veritas Chronicles Editorial: We are by no means unbiased observers of the “big tech / artificial intelligence” conversation. In fact, we reject the notion that there are any unbiased parties to this, or any conversation, happening anywhere on the globe. With...
Why Handouts Fail and Innovation Succeeds An Entrepreneurial Impact Series Article
GOOD PEOPLE across the globe are taking action to relieve suffering – particularly that induced by poverty – in diverse ways. Large scale foreign aid programs and local food pantries are among the very necessary crisis management efforts. However, there is a growing...
Dead or Alive The clues to this mysterious trail of intrigue began to be uncovered in Australia 25 years ago, but at trail’s end, suggested the clues, there are buried treasures, enough for all people everywhere.
The subject is Applied Ancestry. In one sense, it’s all about dead people. In another sense, it’s all about being more alive, here and now. Veritas Chronicles will be publishing the history of the development of this very old and very new subject of Applied...
Why Veritas Chronicles Publishing Good Stories of Good
Too often our world focuses on the destruction, the natural disaster, the body count, the loss, the despair, the opposing sides, and the fight. Back step. Back step. Why? Coming together. Perceiving we are one body. Humanity. No matter our geographic location,...
