February 10, 2011
June 1, 2010
Why are we happy? How to fix the legal system and the science of motivation
Three TED talks selected by Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational and the new Upside of Irrationality (launched on the 1st June). Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy? Ways in which regulations can choke motivation: Philip K. Howard and four ways to fix a broken legal system Dan Pink on the surprising science […]
May 11, 2010
Jeff Jarvis: This is Bullshit
As you know there are few books that I keep mentioning because I love. One of them is “What Would Google Do?” from Jeff Jarvis. I also listen every week to Jeff (Gina Trapani and Leo Laporte) in “This Week in Google” or TWiG. I follow him in twitter… so basically I like the way […]
May 1, 2010
JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure
J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo. At her Harvard University commencement speech, “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling offers some powerful, heartening advice to dreamers and overachievers, including one hard-won lesson that she deems “worth more than any qualification I ever earned.”
April 12, 2010
What Happens When Malcolm Gladwell And Clay Shirk Can't Agree On Social Media?
Two of the smartest thinkers when it comes to media and business are Malcolm Gladwell and Clay Shirky Gladwell is the best-selling business book author of, Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What The Dog Saw and Shirky penned the “must-own” book, Here Comes Everybody along with being both a world-class media academic, speaker and pundit. […]
February 10, 2010
5 Insightful TED Talks on Social Media
As social media has become a game changer for industries across the board, you can bet the experts at this year’s TED conference will have their sights set on peeling back the hype and getting at the core of what social technology has in store for this year and beyond. Perhaps the best part of […]
August 28, 2009
sixthsense project: integrating information with the real world
‘SixthSense‘ is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with that information. The SixthSense prototype is comprised of a pocket projector, a mirror and a camera. The hardware components are coupled in a pendant like mobile wearable device. Both […]
August 21, 2009
Great TED talks on future technologies
Building a techno-sixth sense Mind control – closer than you think Will death eventually be a thing of the past? The ultimate reboot Embracing an exponentially advancing future