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HBO’s “Divorce”
November 6, 2016
From Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen (Harvard Law School), writing for the New Yorker: Marking the start of a period in which divorce may well get more attention is the new HBO series “Divorce,” which began airing this month. Sarah Jessica Parker, the show’s star and executive producer, has explained that her desire to tell the story of an ordinary suburban couple’s divorce was motivated by fascination with the inside of a marriage. The show, written by Sharon Horgan, of “Catastrophe,”...
November 6, 2016
From Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen (Harvard Law School), writing for the New Yorker: Marking the start of a period in which divorce may well get more attention is the new HBO series “Divorce,” which began airing this month. Sarah Jessica Parker, the show’s star and executive producer, has explained that her desire to tell the story of an ordinary suburban couple’s divorce was motivated by fascination with the inside of a marriage. The show, written by Sharon Horgan, of “Catastrophe,”...
Discipline Is Superior To Motivation
November 5, 2016
Cultivate Consistency Stephen Covey, the author of the classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, often said, “Only...
November 5, 2016
Cultivate Consistency Stephen Covey, the author of the classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, often said, “Only...
BigLaw Moneyball
November 5, 2016
Littler Mendelson is the second Am Law 100 firm (after Drinker Biddle & Reath) to follow in the Oakland A’s footsteps by hiring a dedicated head of data analytics. It’s only a matter of time before Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are playing Big Law partners. In job interviews with half a dozen law firms last year, Zev Eigen quizzed firm leaders as much as they probed him. They wondered what a data scientist with a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could do for them. He...
November 5, 2016
Littler Mendelson is the second Am Law 100 firm (after Drinker Biddle & Reath) to follow in the Oakland A’s footsteps by hiring a dedicated head of data analytics. It’s only a matter of time before Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are playing Big Law partners. In job interviews with half a dozen law firms last year, Zev Eigen quizzed firm leaders as much as they probed him. They wondered what a data scientist with a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could do for them. He...
The Extraordinary Link Between Deep Neural Networks and the Nature of the Universe
November 5, 2016
Nobody understands why deep neural networks are so good at solving complex problems. Now physicists say the secret is buried in the laws of physics. In the last couple of years, deep learning techniques have transformed the world of artificial intelligence. One by one, the abilities and techniques that humans once imagined were uniquely our own have begun to fall to the onslaught of ever more powerful machines. Deep neural networks are now better than humans at tasks such as face recognition and object...
November 5, 2016
Nobody understands why deep neural networks are so good at solving complex problems. Now physicists say the secret is buried in the laws of physics. In the last couple of years, deep learning techniques have transformed the world of artificial intelligence. One by one, the abilities and techniques that humans once imagined were uniquely our own have begun to fall to the onslaught of ever more powerful machines. Deep neural networks are now better than humans at tasks such as face recognition and object...
Different Ways of Looking at the Same Thing!
November 4, 2016
Both Messrs. Mehta and Noll discussed the neuroscience/ psychology involved in what it takes to resolve conflicts. Initially, I thought their respective approaches were different but as I thought about it afterwards and reviewed their handouts, I slowly realized they were both saying the same thing in different ways. Both start with the very accurate premise that emotions, not logic, control our decision making. (Unlike Mr. Spock, we are emotional, not logical, souls.) Thus, each cautioned; do not attempt...
November 4, 2016
Both Messrs. Mehta and Noll discussed the neuroscience/ psychology involved in what it takes to resolve conflicts. Initially, I thought their respective approaches were different but as I thought about it afterwards and reviewed their handouts, I slowly realized they were both saying the same thing in different ways. Both start with the very accurate premise that emotions, not logic, control our decision making. (Unlike Mr. Spock, we are emotional, not logical, souls.) Thus, each cautioned; do not attempt...
Churchill’s 5 Elements Of Persuasive Speaking
November 4, 2016
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, famed British Prime Minister during World War II, was not only a noted statesman, but also a gifted student of oration and history. Churchill wrote numerous pieces on history, the English language, and how to develop the skills necessary to develop a mastery of rhetoric. So gifted was Churchill that he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953: “…for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant...
November 4, 2016
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, famed British Prime Minister during World War II, was not only a noted statesman, but also a gifted student of oration and history. Churchill wrote numerous pieces on history, the English language, and how to develop the skills necessary to develop a mastery of rhetoric. So gifted was Churchill that he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953: “…for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant...
Article on Implicit Consent in Propriety of Class, Mass & Collective Arbitration
November 4, 2016
S.I. Strong recently published an Article entitled, Implicit Consent and Unanticipated Risk in Class, Mass and Collective...
November 4, 2016
S.I. Strong recently published an Article entitled, Implicit Consent and Unanticipated Risk in Class, Mass and Collective...
Frenkel and Stark on Mediation and Debiasing
November 3, 2016
Doug Frenkel (Pennsylvania) and Jim Stark (Connecticut) recently published “Improving Lawyers’ Judgment: Is Mediation Training De-Biasing?” in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, available here. The abstract: When people are placed in a partisan role or otherwise have an objective they seek to accomplish, they are prone to pervasive cognitive and motivational biases. These judgmental distortions can affect what people believe and wish to find out, the predictions they make, the strategic decisions...
November 3, 2016
Doug Frenkel (Pennsylvania) and Jim Stark (Connecticut) recently published “Improving Lawyers’ Judgment: Is Mediation Training De-Biasing?” in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, available here. The abstract: When people are placed in a partisan role or otherwise have an objective they seek to accomplish, they are prone to pervasive cognitive and motivational biases. These judgmental distortions can affect what people believe and wish to find out, the predictions they make, the strategic decisions...
Decline in Bankruptcy Filings Slowing
November 3, 2016
For the third straight quarter, bankruptcy filings fell by less than 10 percent, with filings falling by 6.3 percent for the 12-month...
November 3, 2016
For the third straight quarter, bankruptcy filings fell by less than 10 percent, with filings falling by 6.3 percent for the 12-month...
Article on Institutional Approaches to Trust Arbitration
November 3, 2016
S.I. Strong recently published an Article entitled, Institutional Approaches to Trust Arbitration: Comparing the AAA, ACTEC, DIS, and ICC Mechanisms, Arbitration of Trust Disputes: Issues in National and International Law 99 (2016). Provided below is an abstract of the Article: Arbitration of internal trust disputes (meaning disputes involving trustees and beneficiaries and relating to the inner workings of the trust) has become increasingly common in recent years, both as a result of legislation...
November 3, 2016
S.I. Strong recently published an Article entitled, Institutional Approaches to Trust Arbitration: Comparing the AAA, ACTEC, DIS, and ICC Mechanisms, Arbitration of Trust Disputes: Issues in National and International Law 99 (2016). Provided below is an abstract of the Article: Arbitration of internal trust disputes (meaning disputes involving trustees and beneficiaries and relating to the inner workings of the trust) has become increasingly common in recent years, both as a result of legislation...
