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EDGE: What Big Data Means for Social Science
November 25, 2013
"I'm going to talk to you today about a project that I've started in the last year or two. This type of thinking, this type of work, is going to be one of the challenges social science faces in the coming three, four, five, ten years. It's work exclusively with Jon Kleinberg. For those of you who don't know him, Jon is a computer scientist, one of the preeminent computer scientists. He's probably the smart one of the two of us, but I'm the pretty one so it's better that I'm being taped. "This...
November 25, 2013
"I'm going to talk to you today about a project that I've started in the last year or two. This type of thinking, this type of work, is going to be one of the challenges social science faces in the coming three, four, five, ten years. It's work exclusively with Jon Kleinberg. For those of you who don't know him, Jon is a computer scientist, one of the preeminent computer scientists. He's probably the smart one of the two of us, but I'm the pretty one so it's better that I'm being taped. "This...
Consistently Inconsistent: The Need for Predictability in Awarding Costs and Fees in Investment Treaty Arbitrations
November 25, 2013
John Y. Gotanda, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of Law at Villanova University School of Law, has published Consistently Inconsistent: The Need for Predictability in Awarding Costs and Fees in Investment Treaty Arbitrations, ICSID Review (Fall 2013) 28 (2): 420-437; Villanova Law/Public Policy Research Paper No. 2013-3039. In his article, Professor Gotanda discusses the role of arbitration in the often high stakes world of investment treaties. He also advocates for the adoption...
November 25, 2013
John Y. Gotanda, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of Law at Villanova University School of Law, has published Consistently Inconsistent: The Need for Predictability in Awarding Costs and Fees in Investment Treaty Arbitrations, ICSID Review (Fall 2013) 28 (2): 420-437; Villanova Law/Public Policy Research Paper No. 2013-3039. In his article, Professor Gotanda discusses the role of arbitration in the often high stakes world of investment treaties. He also advocates for the adoption...
Two GCs Join Board of International ADR Group
November 24, 2013
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), the leading independent non-profit organization...
November 24, 2013
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), the leading independent non-profit organization...
Will the Next Nate Silver Please Stand Up?
November 24, 2013
Ever since Nate Silver made a splash with his freakishly accurate election predictions, all sorts of companies have been looking for their own rock-star data scientists. The trouble is that these people are hard to come by — few can blend computer science with applied mathematics in a way that produces truly effective data science — and for many companies, it’s not even clear that they really need this kind of expertise. Shashi Upadhyay, CEO of analytics outfit Lattice Engines, which helps...
November 24, 2013
Ever since Nate Silver made a splash with his freakishly accurate election predictions, all sorts of companies have been looking for their own rock-star data scientists. The trouble is that these people are hard to come by — few can blend computer science with applied mathematics in a way that produces truly effective data science — and for many companies, it’s not even clear that they really need this kind of expertise. Shashi Upadhyay, CEO of analytics outfit Lattice Engines, which helps...
The Decline of the Associate and the Rise of the Law Firm Employee
November 24, 2013
Earlier this month, Greenberg Traurig became the latest large US firm to take a new approach to its legal talent. Rather than firing secretaries or de-equitizing partners, however, as is all the rage elsewhere, Greenberg proposed something different and potentially groundbreaking: the introduction of a “residency” program for new associates. Here’s how the Am Law Daily describes it: Join the firm as an associate, but only if you’re willing to spend a third of your time training rather...
November 24, 2013
Earlier this month, Greenberg Traurig became the latest large US firm to take a new approach to its legal talent. Rather than firing secretaries or de-equitizing partners, however, as is all the rage elsewhere, Greenberg proposed something different and potentially groundbreaking: the introduction of a “residency” program for new associates. Here’s how the Am Law Daily describes it: Join the firm as an associate, but only if you’re willing to spend a third of your time training rather...
Google to Grab Consumers By the Throat
November 24, 2013
To those who called Google Inc.'s Glass freakish: "you ain't seen nothin' yet." Wireless device-maker Motorola Mobility, acquired last year by Google, is looking to market U.S. Patent application No. 20130297301, which allows for a microphone to be electronically tattooed on a customer's throat, giving a whole new meaning to "wearable device." The microphone tattoo would include a wireless transceiver to connect to a mobile device, according to the Nov. 7 patent application. Positioned near...
November 24, 2013
To those who called Google Inc.'s Glass freakish: "you ain't seen nothin' yet." Wireless device-maker Motorola Mobility, acquired last year by Google, is looking to market U.S. Patent application No. 20130297301, which allows for a microphone to be electronically tattooed on a customer's throat, giving a whole new meaning to "wearable device." The microphone tattoo would include a wireless transceiver to connect to a mobile device, according to the Nov. 7 patent application. Positioned near...
Keep the Feds Out of Your Smartphone
November 23, 2013
So the Central Intelligence Agency can buy $10 million worth of phone records from AT&T, and the National Security...
November 23, 2013
So the Central Intelligence Agency can buy $10 million worth of phone records from AT&T, and the National Security...
How Technology is Affecting the Way Students Write
November 23, 2013
This is an article from the November issue of Campus Technology Magazine called "Is Tech Changing the Way Students Write?" Some educators believe that it is, but not for the better. Because students read online material in a more superficial fashion, their writing tends to reflect that same level of superficiality according to Naomi Baron, Executive Director for the Center for Teaching, Research and Learning at American University and author of the forthcoming book from Oxford University Press...
November 23, 2013
This is an article from the November issue of Campus Technology Magazine called "Is Tech Changing the Way Students Write?" Some educators believe that it is, but not for the better. Because students read online material in a more superficial fashion, their writing tends to reflect that same level of superficiality according to Naomi Baron, Executive Director for the Center for Teaching, Research and Learning at American University and author of the forthcoming book from Oxford University Press...
New Statistics Illustrate the Decline of BigLaw
November 23, 2013
Over the last three years the relative portion of legal work given to the largest, full-service law firms has declined from...
November 23, 2013
Over the last three years the relative portion of legal work given to the largest, full-service law firms has declined from...
Enhancing Linguistic Search with the Google Books Ngram Viewer
November 23, 2013
Our book scanning effort, now in its eighth year, has put tens of millions of books online. Beyond the obvious benefits of being...
November 23, 2013
Our book scanning effort, now in its eighth year, has put tens of millions of books online. Beyond the obvious benefits of being...
