Guest Thinkers — September 1, 2010

Yellowstone letting us know its still there

There's been an earthquake swarm in Yellowstone over the last few days - nothing out of the ordinary, but always exciting nevertheless.

Busy busy today with the first day of spring semester classes, but …

Yellowstone is having a nice little earthquake swarm, eh? Likely it is nothing beyond fluid flow as the earthquake are shallow, but hey, it is still fun to see.

Plato, Sun Tzu, and Buddha all lived in a “golden age” of philosophy that laid the foundation of modern thought.

Brain-computer interfaces could enable people with locked-in syndrome and other conditions to “speak.”

Our brains are hardwired to find fault. The best managers don’t let this steer how they interact with their team.

Evolutionary pressures drove the formation of tribes who encoded their values in myths and symbols. Was this cooperation cursed?

Remember Stephen Hawking’s robotic voice? It wasn’t a robot.

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