MIT Professor Hugh Herr lost both legs below the knee in a mountain climbing accident. Since then, he has been building better prosthetics, including legs that respond to his thoughts. He believes that the critical step Continue reading “Becoming Cyborgs”
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Embrace the Daimon
One of my favorite authors, Steven Pressfield, has a new book arriving July 11. This book, his 19th, is the latest installment in Steven’s Artist’s Journey. In this incredibly thought-provoking guest blog post, Steven gives us the tantalizing outline of Continue reading “Embrace the Daimon”
Ask. Great. Questions.
High-performing leaders and their organizations realize that the key to success is to continually ask better questions. This is difficult to do and requires a culture that Continue reading “Ask. Great. Questions.”
Book Review – The Checklist Manifesto by Dr. Atul Gawande
The Checklist Manifesto by Dr. Atul Gawande is a rare book in today’s never-ending flood of innovation non-fiction. Gawande offers not just a look at how simple, non-technical innovations can have outsized positive effects, but also a fascinating examination of the psyche of the medical profession, Continue reading “Book Review – The Checklist Manifesto by Dr. Atul Gawande”
Humanizing Computer Learning
Brenden Lake has developed a new AI approach that allows computers to generalize the learning process by employing techniques from cognitive psychology. The result – a computer that can learn about Continue reading “Humanizing Computer Learning”
Good Decisions/ Bad Outcomes
Shane Parrish at Farnam Street offers that organizations frequently don’t differentiate adequately between decisions and outcomes. In many cases, good management decisions may nonetheless have bad outcomes due to unforeseeable events. And even more dangerously Continue reading “Good Decisions/ Bad Outcomes”
Paradox of History
Charles Chu (The Polymath Project) discusses the paradox of history proposed by Yuval Harari (Sapiens, Homo Deus). Key Quote – Continue reading “Paradox of History”
History and Future of AI
I recently stumbled across this article that traces the history of Artificial Intelligence, from the first paper using the term and describing its goals in 1958 to today. Along the way, I also found Continue reading “History and Future of AI”
Proactive or Reactive
Are you proactive or reactive? Many times it seems like the difference doesn’t matter. Today I was in the audiologist’s office, and the staff had two reactive situations. First they ran out of Continue reading “Proactive or Reactive”
Butterfly Effect
Shane Parrish (Farnam Streen Blog) wrote an excellent essay on the butterfly effect and how it impacts science, economy, and business. Why it is important – Continue reading “Butterfly Effect”