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Welcome to InfoMatters. The blog’s title has two meanings. First, it is a general discussion of a wide variety of topics (matters) about information. Second, it emphasizes the importance of information in every sphere of life. Simply put, information matters!

(The Blog home page contains a list of recommended posts from other sites that supplement my own posts).

TOP 20 POSTS

Changing view...

Automation and Job Loss by Stu Johnson (July 8, 2016)

Driverless trucks and railroad safety spur thoughts on the impact of automation on the work force…

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Ten Commandments for Cultural Change Submitted by Stu Johnson (January 18, 2016)

Celebrating the hope for cultural change that Martin Luther King, Jr. preached in word and deed…

Those Pesky Zeros, Part 1 —Moving the Decimal Point by Stu Johnson (June 19, 2015)

As we deal with larger and larger dollar amounts, we keep pushing the decimal point another thousand-fold, but what lies behind the hidden zeros should not lose its significance or sense of stewardship…

Religion Trends and Predictions 2016-17 Reported by Stu Johnson (January 5, 2017)

Observations from 2016 and predictions for 2017…

Unintended Consequences - Part 2 by Stu Johnson (November 5, 2015)

A personal experience leads to thoughts about unintended consequences (part 2 looks at unexpected benefits, causes, and tips)

Changing Views of Christianity by Stu Johnson (March 1, 2016)

A new Barna report finds that Christianity is increasingly viewed as extremist…

Generation Z by Stu Johnson (February 16, 2018)

The first post-Christian generation in America?…

Religion in America 2017 by Stu Johnson (January 18, 2018)

The top ten articles reported by the Barna Group

Trust by Stu Johnson (March 6, 2018)

Can we stop the downward slide?…

The Edge of Abpa —Ambigrams and the wonder of reading by Stu Johnson (May 4, 2015)

How a glance at the discarded shaving gel can led to an exploration of typography and reading.

Trends in Religion 2015 compiled by Stu Johnson (December 17, 2015)

A look at the top 10 findings for 2015 from the Barna Group, and a look forward with Thom Rainer's 16 Trends in American Churches in 2016

Judge Judy and the Supremes by Stu Johnson (February 1, 2016)

Some people think she is a Supreme Court justice…

Those Pesky Zeros, Part 2 —The other side of the decimal point by Stu Johnson (June 23, 2015)

Part 1 looked at large numbers, now we cross over to the right side of the decimal point and look at some examples from sports where time is measured in fractions of a second…

Seeing Can be Deceiving by Stu Johnson (February 19, 2016)

Thoughts on doctored images and misrepresenting data in charts…

Voter Fraud by Stu Johnson (February 10, 2017)

Has it been debunked, or does it still exist?…

Political Reporting Priorities by Stu Johnson (September 2, 2016)

How the media prioritize stories about the presidential race…

Unintended Consequences - Part 1 by Stu Johnson (November 5, 2015)

A personal experience leads to thoughts about unintended consequences (part 1 looks at making matters worse)

Polling the First GOP Debate by Stu Johnson (August 11, 2015)

Looking under the hood at the NBC/SurveyMonkey survey…

Zip Risk? by Stu Johnson (December 4, 2015)

The growing popularity of zip lining shows the importance of how to interpret numbers and risk…

Who, Me, Biased? —A matter of perspective by Stu Johnson (April 20, 2015)

Have you been accused of being biased? Or is it everyone else who is?

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