Software testing can only simulate user behavior and demand in this kind of large-scale technology deployment; it can’t really pattern what will happen.
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“Poe is one of the writers who make us who we are,” wrote E. L. Doctorow. So how is it that Poe’s countrymen could be so hostile to the man? As it turns out, there was villainy at work.
The anticipated pain and the fear of what might happen by coming out is less scary than a life in the closet.
The art market is a market where commodification is the purpose even at the level of museums which effectively exist by virtue of the generosity of patrons.
We’re one step closer to making it socially acceptable to be a college dropout without a real job. At the beginning of September, Stanford announced a fundamentally new type of […]
Every time we learn something it’s a journey. We think we understand it, then we keep going, then we get confused again.
We will be able to enhance the natural sensory capabilities that humans have, and I think this is where technology and the brain have a very fertile meeting ground.
Sometimes the toughest shadow to escape is one you cast over yourself. When artist Art Spiegelman began publishing Maus in 1980 in chapter form in the indie comics magazine Raw, […]
You need to take the skills you have retired and become extremely good at them.
In a recent survey, nearly all respondents admitted to performing personal tasks, both on- and offline, during the work day. More managers are fine with it, partially because they’re doing it too.
Under a new law passed earlier this year, 16,000 residents who owe more than $10,000 in state taxes began receiving notices this week that their driver’s licenses will be suspended if they don’t pay up.
Guest post by Kevin Flora It’s not every day that a student comes to you asking for advice, wanting to bounce an idea around, or just has a random question. […]
“I do not know whether I shall return from my long weekend trip alive,” the mathematical psychologist Anatol Rapoport once wrote. “But I do know that the number of traffic […]
How many forms does it take to put a kid on a bus to summer camp? I’m a fan of civil juries as informal vehicles for wealth redistribution and justice, […]
Chip Wilson is the yoga world’s Rob Ford. While the Lululemon founder has not been caught smoking crack, it seems that whatever comes out of his mouth sends him further […]
This past weekend people gathered in the nation’s capitol to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech that was part of the […]
When I met my last spiritual teacher, the revered HWL Poonja, in 1986, he taught me how to be free. He was such a powerful teacher that within minutes of […]
It’s a good season for subterfuge. While the rest of the world is watching Syria – or, more precisely, the omnishambles following Obama’s “red line” in the Syrian sand – […]
Guest post by Dana Watts For the past 7 years, I have closely protected my time with my children over the summer. Being an expat and international teacher, our school […]
When David Bowie played Andy Warhol in the 1996 film Basquiat, he wore Warhol’s actual wig and glasses. Bowie met Warhol in his travels through the art world and even […]
Inspirational leaders understand and can scale the distinction between doing something and, as capitalists, making money versus doing something in order to make money.
Behavioral scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists have identified attitudes, beliefs, and other factors that contribute to risky behavior.
Ever wondered what it would feel like to be Dr. House for a day and solve medical mysteries? CrowdMed might be able to help you. It is a service that […]
An “ex-gay” Ministry President shows us all how apology is done.
I decided that I would attempt to scientifically figure out where on the phylogenetic tree, which is the master map of all the species on earth, where you might put God.
David Brooks endorsed the use of “nudges” (also known as libertarian paternalism) in his New York Times column yesterday, at least partially, giving a cautious thumbs up to the new […]
The word entrepreneur is tossed around a lot today, but it’s meaning changes depending on the context. The concept was first introduced in 1723 by French economist Richard Cantillon but […]
The top rung of Patanjali’s eight-limbed Ashtanga ladder, Samadhi, has been defined in numerous ways. Usually associated with the last step before enlightenment, it is translated as ‘ecstasy,’ and has […]
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In the last month, two people that I’ve critiqued in this column have replied and created fruitful dialogues. J. Brown, a teacher whom I respect for his intellectual fortitude, just […]