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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Writing
A thousand lives
The other day, I was going through some old files on my computer, and stumbled across a paper that blew my mind. It was a technical write up of an experiment with...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tricorder Scanner Meets the Paper Jam
A discussion with a nurse last week about health recording devices was interesting. Will the device of the future allow you to just wave it across the body tothere...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Deeper Learning
In Innovation Excellence: On the topic of deeper learning. References a video and a MOOC course to launch soon. worth a further look. Not the same thingthe machine...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Using Agile with BI
Was introduced to Agile methods last year. I like the approach, but not convinced of its generality. Connecting it to BI methods is worth a look.
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Making Learning Less Shattering
COLT deadline is Fri. Feb. 7 Columbia University source. Vladimir Vapnik is one of the founding visionaries of Computational Learning Theory. His papers in 1963...
From Geeking with Greg
Shouldn't wearable computing let you be super human?
Wearable computing so far seems to be going after mimicking a tablet, but I wonder if the real success will be in augmented perception. Current smartwatches are...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Hershey and 3D Chocolate Printing
A good example of CPG delivery, here what we called late stage differentiation, a place where 3D printing can work. It can work even better when customers canHershey...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Kahn Academy on Renting vs Buying a Home
Received from the Kahn Academy. " ... The math of renting vs. buying a home. Challenging the notion that it is always better to buy. ... ". Nicely done example...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Wonderlabs
I am always intrigued by innovation labs. Do they work? Certainly you do NOT need a place to innovate, it should be done anywhere, at all times. But a placeHere...
From Putting People First
New XD Magazine to be launched
XD is a quarterly print magazine, to be launched from Australia in April 2014, which showcases the work of experience design practitioners and researchers from...
From Putting People First
[Book] Junkyard Planet
Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter Bloomsbury Publishing 2013, 304 pages [Amazon link - video] Abstract When you drop your...
From Putting People First
Why the resurgence of user-centred design matters for marketers
Marc Landsberg, CEO of socialdeviant, believes that marketing departments will increasingly invest in social platforms that are committed to users’ needs and interests...
From The Eponymous Pickle
L'Oreal and Google Glass
In Engadget: Reminds me of work done a number of times with virtual makeover. And related work directing complex maintenance tasks. " ... The hair care giant...
From Putting People First
[Book] Practical Ethnography
Practical Ethnography: A Guide to Doing Ethnography in the Private Sector By Sam Ladner Left Coast Press April 2014, 200 pages [Publisher link - Amazon link] >...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Marvin Minsky Honored
And more about AI in the MIT News. Marvin Minsky, another inspiration for us in our AI days, has been honored for lifetime achievement. I believe that some of...
From Putting People First
Interview with Leisa Reichelt, Head of User Research at UK Government Digital Services
Tricia Wang (see also previous post) just published her interview with Leisa Reichelt, Head of User Research at UK Government Digital Services. Tricia introduced...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Hires more Artificial Intelligence
In Wired: More indication that Google is very interested in the topic. Hiring Geoff Hinton. He was a person we watched closely during our long exploration of...
From Putting People First
Tricia Wang: The Conceit of Oracles (talk notes)
Sociologist and ethnographer Tricia Wang has posted the notes of “The Conceit of Oracles: How we ended up in a world in which quantitative data is more valued than...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Revolutionizing 3D Printing
In CWorld: Can the use of 3D printing be generalized for many purposes? Will we ultimately insert 3D manufacturing options into supply chain designs for many"Researchers...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson