Every once in a while I find people discussing whether or not social media is a passing fad, or if it will lose momentum with time. To tell you the truth, I don’t see what’s the point of the discussion. As far as I know, social media is as old as the invention of the [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Naked in Death: Cover-to-Cover
Posted in Reviews, tagged Books, Entertainment, Reviews on August 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After reading Neuromancer last month, I took a break from my fictional readings. Once I was ready for a new one, I just felt like reading something light. As a result, I picked Naked in Death, a book written by Nora Roberts under the pseudonym of J.D. Robb. Contrary to Neuromancer, this time my expectations [...]
Paying for Motivation?
Posted in Business, Design, Science, tagged Business, Cognitive Sciences, Design, linkedin, Science, TED Talks on August 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In a recent TED talk by Dan Pink, well known for his work on A Whole New Mind, he claims that the basis for motivation in business has been wrong for most of the past century, and that a new model needs to arise. You can see the full video below: Although I agree with [...]
Inglourious Basterds: Trailer to Credits
Posted in Reviews, tagged Entertainment, Movies, Reviews on August 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Yesterday, on its opening day, I watched Inglourious Basterds (although not the midnight screening this time!). Remember how I raved about District 9 last week? Well, I can tell you that easily this movie is a lot better! Probably the best movie I’ve watched this year! If you don’t have a clue about this movie, [...]
Those 7 Influential Books
Posted in Business, Random, tagged Books, Education, linkedin, Random on August 19, 2009 | 13 Comments »
There are certain books that truly influence us during our lives. In my case, there is a collection of 7 books that played this role, being by far the books I’ve read most times, and I still hope to visit many more. Some may be thinking, “Oh, 7 books is easy – this guy is [...]
District 9: Trailer to Credits
Posted in Reviews, tagged Entertainment, Movies, Reviews, Science Fiction on August 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, at 12:01 am, I watched District 9. Knowing that I am one of the few having already seen it (although, for my surprise, the theater was almost full), I will take extra care on not spoiling the movie. If you haven’t seen the trailer for District 9, watch it, but don’t explore anything else. [...]
Coincidences
Posted in Business, Random, Science, tagged Business, linkedin, Random, Science on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, after I posted the 4th entry about the Scientific Method, I went to take a look at some of the blogs I frequently visit. Interestingly, Seth Godin had written a post titled The Scientific Method. He happens to appreciate another virtue of the method, which by the end of his post he calls restlessness. [...]
Religion and the Scientific Method
Posted in Science, tagged Religion, Science on August 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The scientific method post series were inspired by my use of the expression “scientific spirit,” and regarding the way this two usually don’t go together. If you’re at this moment wondering how religion is one of the reasons I like the scientific method, I can tell you I won’t claim this. This is a related [...]
