The Economist reports how a new type of software helps researchers decide what they should be looking for. You might think that apples, mushrooms and pork sounds a promising recipe for a kebab – and the average barbecuer might balk at adding strawberries. But according to John Gordon of IBM, however, the result proposed by your computer…
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At 3D Systems, Avi Reichental is helping to imagine a future where 3D scanning-and-printing is an everyday act, and food, clothing, objects are routinely output at home. Just like his beloved grandfather, Avi Reichental is a maker of things. The difference is, now he can use 3D printers to make almost anything, out of almost…
Arguing and debate (I don’t generally feel there is a difference – except, perhaps, that a debate consists of a series of arguments) goes back to the beginning of the ages, probably starting at the very moment mankind was able to communicate. One of the most famous early debaters was Socrates, a philosopher from Ancient…
Wouldn’t it be great if you could reliably predict which leaders in your organization are naturally suited for success in the challenging Change Agent role? XONITEK is engaging with a research partner to develop a tool for doing exactly that. Find out about this research study and how your organization can participate in and benefit…
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At the online University of the People, anyone with a high school diploma can take classes toward a degree in business administration or computer science — without standard tuition fees (though exams cost money). Education entrepreneur, Shai Reshef, aims to democratize higher education. He hopes that higher education is changing “from being a privilege for the few…
Bloomberg reports that the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has tried to repair damaged relations with Congress during her first seven months in office. But the fix-up isn’t going very well. And with the efforts from the House Financial Services Committee signalling growing discomfort with policy makers’ unusual reach in financial markets and their expanding regulatory…
