After last week’s article on the challenges of internet communication, now we explore the advantages of one of its tools: Chats.
Archive for September, 2009
An Advantage of Internet Communication
Posted in Business, tagged Business, linkedin on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pills for a Smarter Future?
Posted in Science, tagged Cognitive Enhancers, Cognitive Sciences, Economics, News, Science, Scientific American, Sustainability on September 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
In its latest edition, the cover story of Scientific American deals with the issue of cognitive enhancers. This is not any novelty, as similar stories have already been run by The Economist, New York Times, and The New Yorker, among others. I’m not sure of the full contents of this new article, since I’m a [...]
Great Expectations, Uncertain Outcomes
Posted in Economics, Science, tagged Business, Caltech, Cognitive Sciences, Economics, Privacy, Science, USNews on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I came across an article from US News and World Report about economists and neuro-scientists at Caltech attempting to solve the public goods free-rider problem. Read the article to get a better understanding of the problem, but to keep it short, it deals with the amount of value you place on the availability of [...]
The Irrational Economist
Posted in Business, tagged Business, Cognitive Sciences, Design, Education on September 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For many years, economists have based their models under the assumption of rational actors in the market. Lately, unexpected market forces have prompted them to review their models. Therefore, in a logical fashion, they now claim that humans don’t act rationally. After all, when an argument fails, you go after your assumptions. Right? I think [...]
The Value of Goodbye
Posted in Business, tagged Business, linkedin on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brand managers are used to talk about customer touch-points as any moment in the relationship with a client in which an interaction occurs. These can span from the first time the customer is aware about the company and what it offers, up to the service you offer after a purchase has occurred. However, often overlooked [...]
9: Trailer to Credits
Posted in Reviews, tagged Entertainment, Movies, Reviews, Science Fiction on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here we go for another spoiler free review! Today was the opening day for 9, the first full length movie by director Shane Acker, but notably publicized for its producer: Tim Burton. But he is not the only well known person involved. The movie has a respectable cast, and the soundtrack has a collaboration by [...]
Fear and the Quest to Immortality
Posted in Business, Design, Reviews, Science, tagged Books, Business, Design, Haas School of Business, Religion, Reviews, Science, Sustainability on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ESPAÑOL I am currently taking a course on design thinking. One of the first assignments was to read the book As the Future Catches You by Juan Enriquez. It presents many of the advances made in science, technology, and genome research, that will not only change the economic landscape, but also the social structures upon [...]
