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‘David and Goliath’: Understanding the Dynamics in a Power Struggle
October 10, 2013
In "David and Goliath," Malcolm Gladwell explores the dynamics that inform and effect our everyday lives. By analyzing the...
October 10, 2013
In "David and Goliath," Malcolm Gladwell explores the dynamics that inform and effect our everyday lives. By analyzing the...
Malcolm Gladwell Interview
October 5, 2013
In a Costco Connection magazine piece, Malcolm Gladwell answers whether "his work on all of his books [has] given him a new worldview...
October 5, 2013
In a Costco Connection magazine piece, Malcolm Gladwell answers whether "his work on all of his books [has] given him a new worldview...
How ‘Tomorrow’s Lawyers’ Are Using Technology Now to Improve Outcomes
September 12, 2013
Remember the runaway bestseller Megatrends in 1983? Author John Naisbitt captivated his audience by identifying 10 themes...
September 12, 2013
Remember the runaway bestseller Megatrends in 1983? Author John Naisbitt captivated his audience by identifying 10 themes...
Neuroscience Helps Explain Why Mediation Techniques Work
September 9, 2013
While some remain skeptical, many value neuroscience to help explain why mediation techniques work and to provide insights into what may be most helpful to address challenging situations. In a brief overview of neuroscience, examples such as priming and framing show how standard mediation moves can be understood in a neuroscience framework. Daily Report (June 24, 2013).
September 9, 2013
While some remain skeptical, many value neuroscience to help explain why mediation techniques work and to provide insights into what may be most helpful to address challenging situations. In a brief overview of neuroscience, examples such as priming and framing show how standard mediation moves can be understood in a neuroscience framework. Daily Report (June 24, 2013).
Extraneous Factors in Judicial Decisions: What Did the Judge Have for Breakfast?
September 9, 2013
Are judicial rulings based solely on laws and facts? Legal formalism holds that judges apply legal reasons to the facts of a case in a rational, mechanical, and deliberative manner. In contrast, legal realists argue that the rational application of legal reasons does not sufficiently explain the decisions of judges and that psychological, political, and social factors influence judicial rulings. We test the common caricature of realism that justice is “what the judge ate for breakfast” in sequential...
September 9, 2013
Are judicial rulings based solely on laws and facts? Legal formalism holds that judges apply legal reasons to the facts of a case in a rational, mechanical, and deliberative manner. In contrast, legal realists argue that the rational application of legal reasons does not sufficiently explain the decisions of judges and that psychological, political, and social factors influence judicial rulings. We test the common caricature of realism that justice is “what the judge ate for breakfast” in sequential...
‘Neural Dust,’ Implanted In Brain, May Let Minds Meld With Machines
September 6, 2013
Earlier this month, five researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, put out a paper discussing the possible development of mind-reading "neural dust," which could be implanted directly into the human brain to allow people to interact with machines. The paper is what the MIT Technology Review calls a theoretical study: The idea is "littered with challenges beyond the state-of-the-art." But according to the Berkeley team, this neural dust sprinkled into an individual's brain...
September 6, 2013
Earlier this month, five researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, put out a paper discussing the possible development of mind-reading "neural dust," which could be implanted directly into the human brain to allow people to interact with machines. The paper is what the MIT Technology Review calls a theoretical study: The idea is "littered with challenges beyond the state-of-the-art." But according to the Berkeley team, this neural dust sprinkled into an individual's brain...
Fretboard Logic: Learning From the Guitar How to Value Your Case
August 29, 2013
The Problem: You think that your client’s pain is so severe and different than the typical client that you value the case substantially higher than the other side will pay. The Solution: Understand what “category” your adversary has put your case in and either accept it or try to create a new category of value. Consider the guitar fretboard for a moment. It is a complex maze of horizontal, vertical and perpendicular dimensions to achieve sound that stretch across a think plank of wood up to 25 inches....
August 29, 2013
The Problem: You think that your client’s pain is so severe and different than the typical client that you value the case substantially higher than the other side will pay. The Solution: Understand what “category” your adversary has put your case in and either accept it or try to create a new category of value. Consider the guitar fretboard for a moment. It is a complex maze of horizontal, vertical and perpendicular dimensions to achieve sound that stretch across a think plank of wood up to 25 inches....
IBM Scientists Show Blueprints for Brainlike Computing
August 25, 2013
IBM researchers unveil TrueNorth, a new computer architecture that imitates how a brain works. To create a computer as powerful as the human brain, perhaps we first need to build one that works more like a brain. Today, at the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks in Dallas, IBM researchers will unveil a radically new computer architecture designed to bring that goal within reach. Using simulations of enormous complexity, they show that the architecture, named TrueNorth, could lead...
August 25, 2013
IBM researchers unveil TrueNorth, a new computer architecture that imitates how a brain works. To create a computer as powerful as the human brain, perhaps we first need to build one that works more like a brain. Today, at the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks in Dallas, IBM researchers will unveil a radically new computer architecture designed to bring that goal within reach. Using simulations of enormous complexity, they show that the architecture, named TrueNorth, could lead...
Being Great At Math Is More Important Than Ever
August 10, 2013
When media first started going digital, journalists feared that they would be judged by the numbers, rather than on the mastery of their craft. To a large extent, that actually happened, but it wasn’t so bad after all. Most were able to adjust. So there was no small amount of irony surrounding the recent high profile negotiations between ESPN and The New York Times over the services of Nate Silver. The stakes were enormous, as Mr. Silver accounted for as much as 20% of the Grey Lady’s...
August 10, 2013
When media first started going digital, journalists feared that they would be judged by the numbers, rather than on the mastery of their craft. To a large extent, that actually happened, but it wasn’t so bad after all. Most were able to adjust. So there was no small amount of irony surrounding the recent high profile negotiations between ESPN and The New York Times over the services of Nate Silver. The stakes were enormous, as Mr. Silver accounted for as much as 20% of the Grey Lady’s...
GUILTY: Malcolm Gladwell Caused Lehman To Fail
August 8, 2013
Andrew Ross Sorkin's book Too Big To Fail has a HUGE detail that explains Lehman's failure, and by extension the financial...
August 8, 2013
Andrew Ross Sorkin's book Too Big To Fail has a HUGE detail that explains Lehman's failure, and by extension the financial...
