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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Follow the Consequences… No Rush
IGNORE RUSH LIMBAUGH… Don’t use his name in public – unless you value that… Don’t listen to his radio or TV bytes – unless you value that… He represents the piranha in journalism like Joe Pyne and others before him… … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, economics, life, marketing, media, musings, politics, science, social networks
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The Stimulus “Buy American” Clause
Reproduced with permission from a private e-mail from Mahesh Johari Some quick commentary only today. The stimulus bill that just passed the House contains a “Buy American” clause, which forces materials purchased using funds from the stimulus package to come … Continue reading
Posted in business strategy, economics, finance, politics, taxes
Tagged buy american, clause, economic stimulus, economics, made in the usa, obama, president, recession, stimulus package, stock market, us economy
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Brain imaging studies under fire from brainy people in the know…
A study attacking use of fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) in social neuroscience as flawed and an overselling their results by scientists printed in Nature under the above name and authored by Alison Abbott has touched a nerve in science. … Continue reading
Posted in airplane, analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, brain, Computers, determinism, life, metrics, philosophy, religion, science, social science, speculation, Statistics, Uncategorized
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Christakis, Rube Goldberg and Mythinformation
They’re at it again. Yes they are… As part of the Rube Goldberg contingent from Mythinformation Central. From the people that brought you “you’re fat because of your friends” you are now presented with: “your genes influence who will become … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, brain, intelligent agent, life, media, online advertising, research, science, social networks, Uncategorized
Tagged Baloney detection kit, Contagion, Determinants, friends, genetics, Inherent characteristics, mind, Mythinformation, neural networks, obama, Peer review, predictions, Rube Goldberg, science, Shyness, social networks, Steven Pinker, US News and World Report
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New Turing Tests?
Enough of this inauguration and bad business news. Let’s talk AI. Here’s a fun read for new approaches and revisions to the Turing Test. The video helps understand the text. watch it. “If we want humanoid robots to teach or … Continue reading
Posted in algorithm, behavior, computation, Computers, robots, software
Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, game theory, intelligence, jazz, turing test
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Internet Traffic Funnel – Where do you want to be?
Failure to understand how users and money flow through the Internet costs media and etailers a lot of money every day. There are huge misconceptions about where the “value” actually lives for user data, advertising performance and profit margins on … Continue reading
Dr. Lowery’s Presidential Words
Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s Benediction Transcript @ President Obama’s Inauguration Can there be any question of the power of words? Can there be any mystery why the sophisticated symbolism of words binds people to… Others Ideals Fear Anger Dogma Superstition … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, language, life, media, politics, religion, science, social science, truth
Tagged "The End of Faith", Anger, Benediction, bigotry, Dogma, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, experience, fear, hope, Ideals, inauguration, learned set of symbols, loss, President Obama, reciprocal relationship, religion, Sam Harris, selection by consequences, superstition, symbolism of words, traditions, words
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Microsoft Cutting Jobs and Earnings Way Off – Netbooks to blame?!?!
Netbooks? Really?! Are netbooks selling that well to make this big of an impact? (Techcrunch finds online services at fault… probably both!) Take a look at the traffic growth on Acer.com, one of the biggest netbook makers. Asus.com had nice … Continue reading
Posted in finance, Gadgets, microsoft
Tagged acer, asus, ee pc, eee pc, laptop, microsoft cutting employees, microsoft earnings, netbooks
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Oscar Nominees 2009 and Getting Audience
And the 2009 Oscar Nominees are…. (see last years review last years nominees) Best Picture: Benjamin Button Frost Nixon MILK The Reader SlumDog Millionaire Main points of note: Heath Ledger gets a nod, Slumdog Millionaire is still the darling, Meryl … Continue reading
Posted in hollywood, Movie Reviews
Tagged academy awards, best pitcture, golden globes, nomination, oscars
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Lie to Me* FOX debut
I am so disappointed. Mysticism returns to prime time TV with this inane crime stopper series “LIE to ME*” heralding the star (Tim Roth) and his team’s ability to read people’s faces to tell when they are lying about what. … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, brain, hollywood, life, marketing, mathematics, music, philosophy, politics, religion, science, social science, speculation, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged Botox, Catholic Church, Columbine, contingency management, crime, CSI, empirical, Hussain, Jonny Lang, lie to me, lie to me review, obama, phrenology, science, stem cells, Tim Roth, TV, Virginia Tech, voodoo
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