Blog Archives
SETTLEMENT – A Mediator’s Prayer
November 9, 2014
Hong Kong mediator, lawyer and poet, TK Iu, was introduced to readers by fellow blogger Joel Lee earlier this year. TK’s first published poetic piece on mediation was entitled, ‘A Mediator’s Prayer’, inspired by the Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. If you missed it, it’s well worth the read. In just a few lines, ‘A Mediator’s Prayer’ prompts mediators to reflect on why we do what we do – both in the mediation room and beyond. TK’s most recent piece is entitled ‘SETTLEMENT’....
November 9, 2014
Hong Kong mediator, lawyer and poet, TK Iu, was introduced to readers by fellow blogger Joel Lee earlier this year. TK’s first published poetic piece on mediation was entitled, ‘A Mediator’s Prayer’, inspired by the Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. If you missed it, it’s well worth the read. In just a few lines, ‘A Mediator’s Prayer’ prompts mediators to reflect on why we do what we do – both in the mediation room and beyond. TK’s most recent piece is entitled ‘SETTLEMENT’....
FantasySCOTUS Moves to LexPredict, and Will Feature Katz, Bommarito, and Blackman’s Prediction Model
November 9, 2014
FantasySCOTUS — Josh Blackman’s prediction market for U.S. Supreme Court decisions — is now hosted by Michael Bommarito, Daniel Martin Katz, and Blackman’s firm, LexPredict, and is sponsored by Thomson Reuters, according to the service’s new About page. The new URL for FantasySCOTUS is: https://fantasyscotus.lexpredict.com/ A new feature of FantasySCOTUS is that the crowdsourced predictions made by participants will be compared to predictions generated by Katz, Bommarito, and Blackman’s...
November 9, 2014
FantasySCOTUS — Josh Blackman’s prediction market for U.S. Supreme Court decisions — is now hosted by Michael Bommarito, Daniel Martin Katz, and Blackman’s firm, LexPredict, and is sponsored by Thomson Reuters, according to the service’s new About page. The new URL for FantasySCOTUS is: https://fantasyscotus.lexpredict.com/ A new feature of FantasySCOTUS is that the crowdsourced predictions made by participants will be compared to predictions generated by Katz, Bommarito, and Blackman’s...
Can You Actually Erase Bad Memories?
November 8, 2014
What if you could delete specific memories? ASAPScience shows you how it may already be possible in their new video!
November 8, 2014
What if you could delete specific memories? ASAPScience shows you how it may already be possible in their new video!
October LSAT test-takers down 8.1%
November 8, 2014
The LSAC website is reporting that the number of LSAT test-takers for the October exam is down 8.1% from last year - 30,943 this year versus 33,673 in October, 2013. As you may recall, the number of June test-takers was also down 9.15% from the year before - 21,803 compared to 23,997 the previous year which was a 14 year low for the June exam.
November 8, 2014
The LSAC website is reporting that the number of LSAT test-takers for the October exam is down 8.1% from last year - 30,943 this year versus 33,673 in October, 2013. As you may recall, the number of June test-takers was also down 9.15% from the year before - 21,803 compared to 23,997 the previous year which was a 14 year low for the June exam.
Katz: Slides: Five Observations Regarding Technology and the Legal Industry
November 8, 2014
Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University has posted slides of his new presentation entitled Five Observations Regarding Technology and the Legal Industry, which he gave as a keynote address at Legal Week Global Corporate Counsel Forum 2014, 8 October 2014, in New York City. According to one of the early slides in the deck, the topics covered by the presentation include: complexity and legal production functions lex.startup quantitative legal prediction horizontal integration of legal...
November 8, 2014
Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University has posted slides of his new presentation entitled Five Observations Regarding Technology and the Legal Industry, which he gave as a keynote address at Legal Week Global Corporate Counsel Forum 2014, 8 October 2014, in New York City. According to one of the early slides in the deck, the topics covered by the presentation include: complexity and legal production functions lex.startup quantitative legal prediction horizontal integration of legal...
Katz: The MIT School of Law? A Perspective on Legal Education in the 21st Century
November 8, 2014
Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University has posted The MIT School of Law? A Perspective on Legal Education in the 21st Century, forthcoming in University of Illinois Law Review. Here is a portion of the abstract, from Dan’s post about the article at Computational Legal Studies: [...] This essay is offered as part of a symposium honoring the work of the late Larry Ribstein. It is a thought exercise about a hypothetical MIT School of Law—an institution with the type of curriculum that...
November 8, 2014
Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University has posted The MIT School of Law? A Perspective on Legal Education in the 21st Century, forthcoming in University of Illinois Law Review. Here is a portion of the abstract, from Dan’s post about the article at Computational Legal Studies: [...] This essay is offered as part of a symposium honoring the work of the late Larry Ribstein. It is a thought exercise about a hypothetical MIT School of Law—an institution with the type of curriculum that...
Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling
November 8, 2014
It is quiet and dark. The theater is hushed. James Bond skirts along the edge of a building as his enemy takes aim. Here in the audience, heart rates increase and palms sweat. I know this to be true because instead of enjoying the movie myself, I am measuring the brain activity of a dozen viewers. For me, excitement has a different source: I am watching an amazing neural ballet in which a story line changes the activity of people’s brains. Many business people have already discovered the power...
November 8, 2014
It is quiet and dark. The theater is hushed. James Bond skirts along the edge of a building as his enemy takes aim. Here in the audience, heart rates increase and palms sweat. I know this to be true because instead of enjoying the movie myself, I am measuring the brain activity of a dozen viewers. For me, excitement has a different source: I am watching an amazing neural ballet in which a story line changes the activity of people’s brains. Many business people have already discovered the power...
Hyundai Moves the Connected Car Forward with Destination Search Powered by Google
November 7, 2014
Cars are the next frontier of connected information, but developing safe technology for drivers is no simple task. At Hyundai, we’re invested in delivering the best possible connected services at all times. With a little help from Google and the Google Maps APIs, our Blue Link system does just that. Blue Link acts as a copilot and concierge, guiding people to where they want to go, while keeping drivers’ eyes on the road. Market research showed us that Hyundai drivers want access to reliable,...
November 7, 2014
Cars are the next frontier of connected information, but developing safe technology for drivers is no simple task. At Hyundai, we’re invested in delivering the best possible connected services at all times. With a little help from Google and the Google Maps APIs, our Blue Link system does just that. Blue Link acts as a copilot and concierge, guiding people to where they want to go, while keeping drivers’ eyes on the road. Market research showed us that Hyundai drivers want access to reliable,...
Our Machine Masters
November 7, 2014
Some days I think nobody knows me as well as Pandora. I create a new music channel around some band or song and Pandora feeds me a series of songs I like just as well. In fact, it often feeds me songs I’d already downloaded onto my phone from iTunes. Either my musical taste is extremely conventional or Pandora is really good at knowing what I like. In the current issue of Wired, the technology writer Kevin Kelly says that we had all better get used to this level of predictive prowess. Kelly...
November 7, 2014
Some days I think nobody knows me as well as Pandora. I create a new music channel around some band or song and Pandora feeds me a series of songs I like just as well. In fact, it often feeds me songs I’d already downloaded onto my phone from iTunes. Either my musical taste is extremely conventional or Pandora is really good at knowing what I like. In the current issue of Wired, the technology writer Kevin Kelly says that we had all better get used to this level of predictive prowess. Kelly...
The Promise and Perils of “Med-Arb”
November 7, 2014
When disputing parties tire of mediation (because it is too “weak”) or fear arbitration (because it is too “controlling”), they seek an Alternative Dispute Resolution solution that is “just right.” Recently, I’ve heard a number of highly talented negotiators, and one famous law school, endorse med-arb as the best of all ADR worlds. The advantages, however, come with caveats. Through mediation, parties in conflict negotiate a dispute settlement with the assistance of a neutral mediator....
November 7, 2014
When disputing parties tire of mediation (because it is too “weak”) or fear arbitration (because it is too “controlling”), they seek an Alternative Dispute Resolution solution that is “just right.” Recently, I’ve heard a number of highly talented negotiators, and one famous law school, endorse med-arb as the best of all ADR worlds. The advantages, however, come with caveats. Through mediation, parties in conflict negotiate a dispute settlement with the assistance of a neutral mediator....
