Futurist Thomas Frey: During the late 1990s business and industry began to panic over the issues surrounding Y2K, which later turned out to be mostly manufactured fear.
Why American leaders of global corporations aren’t global leaders
Some 20 years of research by hundreds of experts have found that successful global leaders have great soft skills.
There’s a difference between leading a global company and being a global leader. America has a lot of people who can lead a global company, but not so many who can be global leader.
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Top 10 most influential gadgets ever
Sony Walkman
Technology is all about standing on the shoulders of giants, with companies taking and refining each others’ ideas. But which technologies were truly transformative, blazing trails that the rest of the tech industry would soon follow?
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Childhood obesity linked to antibiotic use in infants: Studies
Children who were given antibiotics in their first six months had a higher incidence of obesity later.
A higher risk of obesity has been found in the use of antibiotics in young children, according to new studies. Two new studies, one on mice and one on humans, conclude that changes of the intestinal bacteria caused by antibiotics could be responsible.
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The changing face of software development that every organization needs to know about
Cloud- based infrastructures and the rise of open-source technologies have heavily influenced the software development landscape.
Software is created in the midst of fundamental change. Agile, component-based software development are helping coders create applications faster and more efficiently than ever before, but the process has also introduced complex new risks and requirements. Four critical steps can help reduce those risks.
The Beatles’ final photo shoot on August 22, 1969
The Fab Four at Tittenhurst Park.
It’s a been a great era for rediscovered Beatles photos, from the famous lost Beatles photographs taken by their tour manager to Linda McCartney’s tender portraits to Harry Benson’s luminous black-and-white photos of the Fab Four. (photos)
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How the internet could learn to feel
The Internet, in principle, could have conscious states.
If you had to list the hardest problems in science — the questions even some scientists say are insoluble — you would probably end up with two:
- Where do the laws of physics come from?
- How does the physical stuff in our brains produce conscious experience?
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Older Dad’s linked to kids’ risk for genetic ailments
Father’s age is linked to increased genetic risk.
Solid evidence has been found by scientists that older men have more random mutations in their sperm cells. They’re warning that can cause autism, schizophrenia and a long list of other genetic diseases in their offspring.
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Top 10 Photos of the Week
A hole in one vs one in a hole…
Quote of the Day: “A word to the wise ain’t necessary – it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.” – Bill Cosby
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Collegiate entrepreneurs important to sparking innovation out of universities: Study
Business, tech and entrepreneurship types – get to know your graduate and post-doctoral counterparts and encourage them to take advantage of the collegiate environment.
The “University Technology Transfer through Entrepreneurship: Faculty and Students in Spinoffs” study found that graduate and post-doctoral students are critical participants in university commercialization efforts.
Are health food stores making you fat?
Health food stores use every trick they learn from conventional grocery stores to get you to open your wallet.
The food business is still business, including those claiming to be superior because they are selling organic or ‘health’ products. They exist to lure you in and make you buy as much stuff as possible.
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Job burnout strikes nearly half of all U.S. doctors
More than four in 10 physicians said they are emotionally exhausted.
According to a national survey that came out on Monday, job burnout strikes doctors more often than it does other employed Americans.
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