http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/dgreusel en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:34:27 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:34:27 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3271/ Why do so many of us have to work where the windows don't open? Engineers, architects, and lawyers have their reasons, but must workplaces be less humane than homes?... Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Why do so many of us have to work where the windows don't open? Engineers, architects, and lawyers have their reasons, but must workplaces be less humane than homes?... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3198/ I fear that my profession is much more in thrall to fashion than to common sense.... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 I fear that my profession is much more in thrall to fashion than to common sense.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3034/ A photographic tribute to the lowly cubicle.... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 A photographic tribute to the lowly cubicle.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2892/ Google's efforts to "organize the world's information" fail to recognize that some things are not reducible to information.... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Google's efforts to "organize the world's information" fail to recognize that some things are not reducible to information.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2874/ What the layout of supermarkets tells us about the grocery business, about our own nutrition, and about a loss of neighbourhood watchfulness.... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 What the layout of supermarkets tells us about the grocery business, about our own nutrition, and about a loss of neighbourhood watchfulness.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2748/ What we miss when we limit creativity to "the arts" is the innumerable ways that humans express their creative nature in all kinds of work.... Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 What we miss when we limit creativity to "the arts" is the innumerable ways that humans express their creative nature in all kinds of work.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2732/ Seeking to affirm the entrepreneur and all of the challenges she faces, Comment asked for stories of unexpected challenges to integrity.... Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Seeking to affirm the entrepreneur and all of the challenges she faces, Comment asked for stories of unexpected challenges to integrity.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2493/ Architects are about imagining the future and helping to bring it into existence. What could be a more optimistic, engaging, and thrilling kind of work?... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Architects are about imagining the future and helping to bring it into existence. What could be a more optimistic, engaging, and thrilling kind of work?... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2678/ While it's easy to paint greedy hedge fund managers in sinister colours, there is much about business profits to be thankful for. ... Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 While it's easy to paint greedy hedge fund managers in sinister colours, there is much about business profits to be thankful for. ... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2435/ How will we respond to the ever-stronger pushes to envy, to discontent, to growth, to newness, to debt?... Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 How will we respond to the ever-stronger pushes to envy, to discontent, to growth, to newness, to debt?... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2394/ Is working for a large corporation a substitute for humble dependence on God's providence?... Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Is working for a large corporation a substitute for humble dependence on God's providence?... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2197/ The internal combustion engine reflects a persistent problem with technology: we consistently underestimate its potential impact—on the environment, on our culture, and on our lives.... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The internal combustion engine reflects a persistent problem with technology: we consistently underestimate its potential impact—on the environment, on our culture, and on our lives.... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2010/07/gods-trailer/ Archeologists rooting around in the remains of 20th-century North American civilization are likely to be stumped by this question: Why, in the world's richest society, was the design of churches so un... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:12:00 -0400 Archeologists rooting around in the remains of 20th-century North American civilization are likely to be stumped by this question: Why, in the world's richest society, was the design of churches so un... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2081/ How much better would a wedding be if the guests were actually called upon by the officiant to pledge their lifelong devotion to upholding the couple's vows to the extent they have the opportunity?... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 How much better would a wedding be if the guests were actually called upon by the officiant to pledge their lifelong devotion to upholding the couple's vows to the extent they have the opportunity?... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2016/ Walmart must exist, because logic exists. But do we want to live where price is god, efficiency is the watchword, and grace is not only unnecessary but undesirable?... Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Walmart must exist, because logic exists. But do we want to live where price is god, efficiency is the watchword, and grace is not only unnecessary but undesirable?... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1525/ I saw a particular kind of delight on the face of Tessa Virtue before Monday night's ice dancing final at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. It was the joy of mastery.... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 I saw a particular kind of delight on the face of Tessa Virtue before Monday night's ice dancing final at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. It was the joy of mastery.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1495/ I'm not opposed to college—for those whose future plans require it. But I hope the Great Recession has shown we really do need more handmade cabinets, and fewer cube dwellers.... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 I'm not opposed to college—for those whose future plans require it. But I hope the Great Recession has shown we really do need more handmade cabinets, and fewer cube dwellers.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1305/ No one is saying that sinking a three-pointer at the buzzer is better than teaching kindergarten—at least I hope no one is. But it is more amazing.... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 No one is saying that sinking a three-pointer at the buzzer is better than teaching kindergarten—at least I hope no one is. But it is more amazing.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1224/ I am perfectly amenable to designing windowless classrooms for robots. But human souls—even prisoners'—need contact with the outside world.... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 I am perfectly amenable to designing windowless classrooms for robots. But human souls—even prisoners'—need contact with the outside world.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1174/ What is it about second place that prompts so many of us to label it "losing?" Perhaps it helps us feel better about ourselves?... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What is it about second place that prompts so many of us to label it "losing?" Perhaps it helps us feel better about ourselves?...