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Sunday, March 29, 2026

Smart Phone Becomes Chief Actuary

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Back in 2012, a smartphone allegedly passed an actuarial exam . Just over a decade later, that smart phone is now the Chief Actuary for a gl...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Viral Virus: Volume 7 - A.I and the Ever Complicated World

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We've gone from our origin story, into a series of sequels, and are now in syndication status. Season 7 of Viral Virus presents some fam...
Monday, March 2, 2026

OMNI-Post 4.0: The Future of Human and Tech Relationships

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For the latest talk, we pull from the movie HER and dive into how we connect with the tech. We went into AI in eldercare, getting married to...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

RIP SCOTT ADAMS

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I learned of Scott's passing this morning .  While the pundits will debate his legacy, for me, Scott brought light into the darkest part...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Nate-radamus 2025

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Back in 2015, I wrote my first long range prediction post: Nate-radamus.  I said 30 years+ then, but let's add 5 years and target 2050 ...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Omni-Post 3.0: The FEED

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A new title and a new format:  see the slide show below where we cover regeneration of human organs, robot Olympics, the emergence of compan...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Book Review - The Mortality Thief by Mark Griffin

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  You know you are in for a ride when the first pages of a book put you with a blood splattered figure in the back of an ambulance. 
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Omni Post 2.0 - Black Mirror IRL and Bionic Brains

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 1. Black Mirror IRL A common theme in the OMNI world is the fusion of man and machine. Here, an article spotlights the collaboration betwee...
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Omni-Post 1.0: From Animation to Zuzalu

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Let's explore innovations in tech and longevity that prompt interesting questions.  1. Animation Some scientists recently created a real...

New Series: Omni-posts

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A fun sequence of events, I have become part of a creative community for the latest manifestation of Andrew Schwab's heavy metal and har...
Sunday, July 13, 2025

Comedian Bill Burr Goes Full Actuary

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Comedian Bill Burr's latest special is call "Drop Dead Years."  He explains the concept on Jimmy Fallon's show. While the ...
Thursday, March 27, 2025

V is for Virus. And Vaccine. And Vendetta? And Vigilance.

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Last year, I wondered if I would be concluding my COVID series.  But COVID keeps causing problems, including excess mortality in Australia ....
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Did an Actuary Inspire Dickens' Christmas Carol?

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In the beloved Christmas ghost story, the miser Ebeneezer Scrooged is transformed by a visit from 3 ghosts:  Christmas Past, Present and Fut...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Hurricane Milton

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I never expected that I would begin an article series on hurricanes! And now, here we are. For Ian ( which went right over me !), we staye...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Review of Actuarial Science an A.I Actuarial Album (Produced by MJ the Fellow Actuary)

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The generative AI craze continues - now entering into the actuarial world. The latest rendition is an actuarial AI album produced by MJ the ...
Friday, March 1, 2024

The Viral Virus: Season 5 The Long Haul

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Generated with Microsoft Designer My family, like many, has enjoyed the Netflix Series Stranger Things - which is now coming into its final ...
Friday, February 23, 2024

Black History Month Compliation

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February is Black History Month - and there are some compelling stories and people in the insurance and actuarial space. This is an attempt ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Emotional Actuaries

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Contrary to popular stereotypes, actuaries are not emotionless robots. That’s the domain of tax collectors. Here’s a listing of some feeling...
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Sunday, July 9, 2023

Maverick vs Maverick: Round 1

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Dominic Lee, aka The Maverick Actuary sort of dared me to binge stream his interview series. Well, that’s how I took it anyway. It wasn’t a...
Monday, March 13, 2023

When a Virus Stays Viral: Variant Edition

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Hello fellow pandemic survivors! How is the bunker life treating you these days?  I know many folks may be maxed out on articles on COVID, b...
Monday, February 27, 2023

Innovation Infographic

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Friday, February 17, 2023

NSFW Book Review: Everything is Your Fault by Stephan James

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Between the Spreadsheets alternates between philosophical musings and satirical articles that are generally clean. For proof that actuarial ...
Friday, January 13, 2023

Eat Your Numbers: A Second Helping

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  Covering how nutrition assistance programs are calculated, updates in medical coding of nutrition in healthcare, and climate impacts to fo...
Sunday, November 20, 2022

Book Review: The Ultimate Actuarial Joke Book and Best Tweets From Actuarial Problem Dog by John Lee

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It is with much chagrin and envy that I offer my review of a pair of books composed by John Lee, a.k.a the Actuarial Tutor.  I once had a dr...
Thursday, November 3, 2022

Actuaries Are So Covert the CIA Wants Them As Spies!

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The worn trope of the actuary is that they are total introverts - practically invisible. The job no one has ever heard of and no can explain...
Friday, September 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian

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I went toe to toe with Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022. This was probably the craziest day of my life. After 48 hours of anticipation an...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Book Review: Do Good Better by William MacAskill

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I didn't realize that donating to charity could be an actuarial exercise! Yet after reading  Doing Good Better  by William Macaskill, I...
Saturday, June 4, 2022

Actuary Sets Bungee Jumping Record

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Happily, this post is not parody - it really happened!   Congrats to Francois-Marie Dibon who more than doubled the prior record.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Book Review: The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

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  The Righteous Mind is a book about morals. At first glance, morality may belong to the realm of philosophers and theologians, but not actu...
Friday, April 1, 2022

Actuaryland: A Theme Park Designed By and For Actuaries

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Inspired by recent activity on Twitter, a nationally recognized amusement park design firm is entering a concept phase for a new niche attra...
Friday, March 11, 2022

Viral Viruses - Booster Edition

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Here we go with round 3 of the Corona series!  Chronicle/Recap: When a Virus Goes Viral (2020) - "It’s not an abnormal thing to wonder...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Box Tops and Other Ways to Earn Actuarial Credentials

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Recently, the SOA announced new ways to get credit toward an actuarial credential via university credit.  The approach was viewed with mixe...
Saturday, April 3, 2021

SF14 - A Glimpse Inside the Minds of Actuaries

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Actuarial authors of the 14th Speculative Fiction contest wrote stories (or graphic novel, play, or transcript) that cover social issues, p...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

When a Virus Stays Viral

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Last year I posted " When a Virus Goes Viral "   -  Since then, I grew and shaved a corona beard: I created parody songs - "C...
Thursday, February 11, 2021

Octavia Butler Would Have Been A Great Actuary

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As I was scanning through the world of Speculative Fiction*, looking for inspiration for my next entry in to the Society of Actuaries Specul...
Friday, October 9, 2020

Insurance Rocks!

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Lemonade recently posted reviews of some bands you may have never heard of before (possibly because they don’t exist).  Names like Moral Haz...