Perfect Music and Its Tips for the Perfect Culture
Posted on11 Feb 2013
TagsWoodstock, Star Spangled Banner, Jimi Hendrix, Imperfect Music Analogy, music, expression, organizational culture, computers
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Music teaches us much about ourselves. For instance, perfect music teaches us what music we like. The music we like teaches us... Read More
Wildfires, Computer Models and Sophisticated GIGO
Posted on03 Jan 2013
Tagsanchoring, wildfires, Michael Behar, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, The Atlantic, quantify, Influence, history, experience, confession, computers, computer simulations
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Early on, I learned about GIGO, Garbage In Garbage Out. Translated, if you don’t input good data into the computer don’t expect... Read More
Computers, Emails, Dishonesty
Posted on06 Dec 2012
Tagsemail, Stephen Marche, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Robert Feldman, Mattitiyahu Zimbler, The Atlantic, team intelligence, team building, social media, relationships, management by walking around, management by email, management, Harvard Business Review, happiness, Facebook, computers
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Technology has made communication tremendously convenient and fast. Consequently, communicating via computers, especially emails and varying forms of text messaging and instant... Read More
Our Personalities: Crashing Others’ Expectations
As computers and robots are able to perform more of the mental and physical tasks of humans, we are finding they can... Read More
Intelligence vs. Wisdom: Primary Difference
A question emailed to me asked for elaboration on this quote of mine: The difference between wisdom and intelligence is that you... Read More
Be a Better Conversationalist Overnight with Refer-Back Tip
Posted on17 Mar 2011
Tagscomputers, conversation, conversation techniques, listen, questioning techniques, Refer Back Technique, relationships, transition statement
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This is a sequel to my previous post. That tip was about asking questions. This tip is called Refer Back. It too... Read More
Computers Teaching Us About Being Human
Posted on28 Feb 2011
Tagsinstant messaging, vanilla words, Turing Test, The Atlantic, Mind vs. Machine, Loebner Prize, knowledge, computers, communication, Brian Christian, artificial intelligence
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Brian Christian’s article, “Mind vs. Machine,” in the March 2011 issue of The Atlantic covers the Loebner Prize competition which administers the... Read More
Business Examples of Patience’s Merits
Posted on28 Oct 2010
Tagsreorganization, future, information technology, insight, investment, knowledge, management, management by walking around, marketing, patience, public relations, Rahm Emanuel, experience, rules, sales, strategy, tactics, teachable moment, training, urgency, warfare, workplace, application, action, American, approaches, branding, business, client management software, computers, crisis, organizational culture, employees, example, Expat 21
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A question posted by Expat 21 asked for examples of patience in the workplace, especially those demonstrating a contrast between American and... Read More
Programming Robots to Interact With Extroverts and Introverts
Posted on07 Oct 2010
Tagsassessments, behavior, computers, extrovert, introvert, Maja Mataric, Personality, programming, robots, Robots That Care, The New Yorker, tools, University of Southern California
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As reported in the November 2, 2009 edition of The New Yorker in the article, Robots That Care, Professor Maja Matarić of... Read More
Challenging Assumptions Behind 1+1=2 As Case Study
Posted on26 Aug 2010
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Challenging assumptions behind 1+1=2 makes for a great case study. For instance, we know that looking at the same thing from other... Read More
