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CNN captures Absurdity on a page…

Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, brain, determinism, information theory, jargon, research, science, social science, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I wonder if I can break from the flow in this blog to posit a response on the CNN article…
When any argument used results in the personification of the brain as an entity that ‘does’ things, the value of your verbal behavior to others gets minimalized. Brains are cellular matter that [...]

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Good enough for Education, Business and Sports

Posted in biology, blogs, brain, economics, game theory, human rights, politics, research, social networks, social science, sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I was going to title this “Not found @ 2009 Consumer Electronics Show…” but I’d get punished.
People invest in training for their education, work, entertainment and even lifestyles. The society as a whole invests billions in training and education for all its children and encourages more of it after high school. Collectively, [...]

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Pseudo-Scientists ask: Is digital media rewiring our brains?

Posted in analysis of behavior, media, social networks, traffic, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Actually this is a provocative title to get parents and teachers to read online crap. Kinda ironical, don’t you think… it is supposed to sound like concerns from worried parents.
One brain scientist at UCLA, Gary Small, a psychiatrist, argues that daily exposure to digital technologies can alter how the brain works. “Brain scientist” [...]

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Is THINKING Behavior?

Posted in analysis of behavior, information theory, media, social networks, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »

‘Thinking’ as a class of potential behavior is hard to study and thus, makes it ripe for speculation and interpretations beyond the data. As things are today, thinking is made more significant because it is presumed that humans are the only ones that do it making is a signature feature on what is human and [...]

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Bailouts support bad behavior… Don’t do it!

Posted in analysis of behavior, business strategy, economics, politics, tagged , , , , , , , on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

By engaging in bailout after bailout, government bureaucrats in both parties perpetuate the system that is not working: special interest groups getting special treatment.

Follow the consequences! By subsidizing failed but well-connected losers with a bailout we collectively are confiscating the necessary resources from productive and successful companies and tax paying members of the economy. [...]

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Now you see it; now you don’t – Politics, reason and Jihad in Presidential debates!

Posted in analysis of behavior, business strategy, economics, information theory, media, politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Things are complicated out there. You may or may not be aware that your nervous system filters out the massive amount of data that your senses are exposed to. As a matter of conservation of energy (real and metaphorical) you are attending to very little of your environment based on your history and the current [...]

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Walking Talking Technology

Posted in analysis of behavior, data mining, economics, information theory, media, online advertising, social networks, traffic, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The ritual:
Using speech-to-text software trained to my voice, I get to process the world’s media (including environmental sounds) in a way that usurps the originator’s intent and content. The software is as imperfect as my notes are and misrepresents sentiments as well as police sirens as text, translating the mumblings as dialogue.  What’s more, [...]

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EMERGENT IDEA FOR YOU…

Posted in analysis of behavior, business strategy, media, online advertising, politics, social networks, tagged , , , , , , , on May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Interesting:
I was recently asked why I used the term “emergent” in a statement on development in the central nervous system. I thought it the right word in fit, form and function but preceded to look it up in several references works to hone in on it best use. What I found was something [...]

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Identifying what we value and what we fear

Posted in analysis of behavior, media, politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

On any given day in the US in 2008 an average of about 148,000 people will die. Yawn. As the population swells it will grow larger. Yawn. As the population struggles with food, water, disease, contamination and war, those numbers will fluctuate higher and higher. Yawn. For many of us the numbers are so [...]

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YIKES! Again… another data point in the abyss…

Posted in analysis of behavior, media, politics, social networks, tagged , , , , , on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Elliot Masie – a corporate learning impresario has asked on his site www.learningtown.com :
What “Learning” lessons can we learn from the current U.S. Democratic Primaries? What are your perspectives? Note: Keep this focused on the lessons .. not a push for a candidate!

Recent response…
It appears we’ve learned to regurgitate what we were told by [...]

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