The Debrief: Accelerate LI’s Meeting of the Minds
When last we spoke (he was a guest in December on Spark: The Innovate Long Island Podcast), Accelerate Long Island Program Director Dan Lloyd discussed Long Island’s potential as…
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No. 1057: In which Dracula, donkeys, LGC and Sir David Attenborough all take a bow (and don’t forget Mom!)
Your mother! Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the Friday before Mother’s Day 2026. We’re wrapping up a busy Springtime workweek and setting up…
No. 1055: A very busy May Day, in which labor leaders organize, AI goes small and the Dark Knight rises
You May: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the first Friday of May – the first day of the new month, in fact, as…
As climate deniers score, Earth Day’s down – but not out
By GREGORY ZELLER // Earth Day is not what it used to be, in amazing and terrible ways. Though an overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens recognizes climate change’s scientifically undeniable…
No. 1048: We love animals (but not zoos), AI classes (for non-computer students) and empanadas (all kinds!)
On the bright side: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hit the pause button on international war crimes, domestic affordability crises, mad dictators, complicit lawmakers, Medicaid mayhem, vacationing…
No. 1047: On Moon missions, AI academies and the great champion of chimpanzees (with gefilte fish for all!)
Hi, holy days: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and a good Friday at that – literally, as Christianity tees up its most sacred weekend and Judaism settles into the…
No. 1045: Slowing climate laws, hastening cancer clues and enjoying a stiff one (the whiskey, not the Viagra)
(The last?) first pitch: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we wrap up another busy workweek – and unwrap the 2026 Major League Baseball season, which has officially taken…
In Hofstra’s PRSSA, a map for future LI communicators
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Next month, Hofstra University’s Public Relations Student Society of America chapter will host a regional conference organized largely by the students themselves. They’re lining up…
No. 1043: Evil ETs, quantum entanglements, the debut of ‘Uncle Tom’ and plenty of other stories worth telling
Sprung: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and depending on what time you’re reading this, welcome to Spring! Yes, after a Winter for the weather books here on Long Island…
No. 1042: Repeating history, mourning a dear friend and welcoming Jody Fisher (we love that guy)!
Let’s dance: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we penetrate the defenses of another tough workweek, set up our best shots and hustle to finalize our NCAA Men’s Basketball…
No. 1039: Clocks change, Zarb zings, LOCAL launches (again) … and our new-sponsor-o-rama rolls on!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: It’s Friday on Long Island and around the world, dear readers, and glorious change is in the air. Not only does time “spring forward” this weekend – Daylight…
Zarb Biz School ‘re-Bourne’ by alum’s $5M donation
By GREGORY ZELLER // Let’s Call it “The Bourne Benefaction.” All right, that’s a stretch – but an enormous donation from a famous Hofstra University graduate with close ties to…
No. 1036: In which Galileo recants (briefly), Hochul attacks (strategically) and dictators fall (predictably)
The calm after the storm(s): Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island shakes off the Blizzard of the Century – and the world digests that … let’s say…
No. 1030: In which clean water flows, digital privacy is protected and it finally stops snowing (for now)
Calm between the storms: Well done, intrepid innovators! You survived Long island’s heaviest snowstorm in years – and yeah, there’s another titanic winter storm brewing for this coming weekend,…
As GenAI proliferates, keeping the law in human hands
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Generative Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the legal world – and maybe shrinking it. GenAI, as it’s known, is transforming how law is practiced, how legislatures…