23 Dec RUTH SCHIMEL’S DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2025
CURATED IDEAS, INFORMATION, AND INSPIRATION TO SPARK YOUR CURIOSITY AND SERVE YOUR INTERESTS.

Kara Swisher and Geoffrey Hinton on the existential threat of AI to humanity.
53-minute video

“Why one 16th-century theologian’s advice for a bitterly divided nation holds true today”.
3-minute read.

10 recommendations of best science books from Nature with short descriptions.
5-minute read.

Why is American student achievement down? It’s not what is obvious.
18-minute interview with Michel Martin of Amanpour & Co.
Here’s Ruth’s article of the month: Transcending Barriers to Professional Progress
Blog for appreciating art in fresh, accessible ways, enriching relationships and learning: ARTING: ART AS CONVERSATION (Updated with additions regularly.)
Ruth’s 7th book, Happiness and Joy in Work: Preparing for Your Future is designed for each reader’s unique interests, needs and choices. The approach shows you how to benefit from the continuous opportunities within yourself, situations and preferred work, now and in the future.
Click below for the first chapter and website page for the rest of her books on how individuals can realize their true capacities and access their courage. Her PhD research defined it as “a process of becoming that involves the willingness to realize your true capacities by going through discomfort, anxiety, fear or suffering and taking wholehearted responsible action.”
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