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Robot Hands
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Robot Hands

Helping the disabled, at home and office ...  with fundamentally re-designed robot hand.  In Engadget.  Video.

Psychobiological Bases of Personality
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Psychobiological Bases of Personality

Christophe Morin on this intriguing topic.  With links to a number of papers on the subject, from Pavlov and beyond.  Particularly key to see aspects other than...

Massively Available Online Courses
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Massively Available Online Courses

What will the response be from classic educational venues?  Considering a strategic response.

Hive Group London Medals Treemap
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Hive Group London Medals Treemap

The Hive group provides a treemap data visualization map for medals at the London 2012 Olympics.  Among a gallery of other visualization examples for complex data...

Brand Creatures
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Brand Creatures

In HBR: I found this idea of creatures for a brand interesting because I had a project that tried to integrate Mr. Clean and the use of artificial intelligence....

Unilever Supply Chain Innovations
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Unilever Supply Chain Innovations

In SCIDigest:  This approach is becoming increasingly common.  " ... Supply Chain News: Unilever Says Its Supplier Partnership Program is Paying Big Dividends  ...

High Tech SuperMarkets
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High Tech SuperMarkets

Nothing very new here. But in Mashable, a list and vendor overview of advanced, often mobile tech being seen increasingly often in the supermarket. Though most...

Transforming Engineering Education
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Transforming Engineering Education

Correspondent David Goldberg points me to the BigBeacon blog.    A movement to transform engineering education ... Which also syndicates some of his writing on...

No Boss Environments
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No Boss Environments

Wharton examines the no-boss environment.    An unachievable utopia?  Or the future of a strong social, but also measurable environment?

New Behavior vs Technology
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New Behavior vs Technology

In Fastcompany:  A useful thought, which we used with regard to setting and testing contexts that changed behavior. " ... Behavior is the unknowable variable in...

Big Pictures and Big Insight
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Big Pictures and Big Insight

In Google Research:  Big Pictures with big messages.  How do we deliver big data onto a palette that makes the the message clear?  Easier with geographical maps...

SAS on Big Data
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SAS on Big Data

Alison Bolen of the SASCom Blog aggregates a number of good thoughts and posts about the topic of big data.

Advancing Google Wallet
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Advancing Google Wallet

Google Wallet now accepts many card options.  We move closer to the electronic wallet.  Near universal capability is key.  " ... The newest version of Google Wallet...

P&G Names New Connect & Develop Leader
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P&G Names New Connect & Develop Leader

On P&G's site ... more information here, including links to get your own ideas used by P&G:" ... Connect+Develop, the program that’s brought consumers a seriesAlso...

P&G's CIO and CEO : Digitizing the Enterprise
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P&G's CIO and CEO : Digitizing the Enterprise

In CIO: Relationship between P&G's CEO and CIO in the big enterprise.  An interview, the whole thing is instructive to read:"  ... McDonald’s understanding of how...

Portable Neuroscience
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Portable Neuroscience

Once again, featuring Sands Research portable Neuroactivity capture in the aisle:" ... The use of neuroscience in POPAI's 2012 Shopper Engagement Study made itFull...

Sports Analytics Blog
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Sports Analytics Blog

Paul Hare's blog:  The Numbers Don't Lie:  Statistical analysis of evidence in the world of sports.  Moneyball and beyond.

Social Technology and Snacks
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Social Technology and Snacks

In NYT Technology:   Snack foods are a natural intersection place between social technology and people.   This article addresses work underway and how retailers...

No Plans for Analytics
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No Plans for Analytics

CW article on how a survey shows most companies have no plans for big data analytics.  I will go further to say that most companies have coherent plans for any...

American Don't Trust the Internet
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American Don't Trust the Internet

Says a recent survey presented in Baseline.  But they clearly use the Internet a great deal, even for very important decisions, when they should go elsewhere for...
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