Knowledge Rocks!

I came across this story in Scientific American about how a group of mathematicians work together to solve (math) problems. Two cases are presented: the case of French mathematicians working together; and the other a more recent Internet-based collaboration: From the April 2010 Scientific American Magazine Problem Solved, LOL Blog comments point to a new, [...]

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“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” ~~ attributed to Benjamin Franklin

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Business Week had an excellent article on the new Google home page (did you notice the changes yet?). The article reviews a number of design considerations and the design process. It highlights some of the subtleties that go into good design. You should also look at this graphic for a better understanding.

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I was directed to the CICA’s 20 Question series by a colleague recently. What an excellent resource of carefully thought out assessment instruments. Check out: 20 Questions Directors Should Ask about IT; and, 20 Questions Directors Should Ask about Governance Assessments. I also found their IT Advisory Committee page. Here are some of the additional [...]

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I came across an article in the April issue of Wired, Clive Thompson on the Cyborg Advantage.In this article, Clive tells the story of how, after having been beat by IBM’s Deep Blue, Garry Kasparov observed that “(H)uman smarts and silicon smarts work in very different ways” — “which gave Kasparov an intriguing idea. Instead [...]

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I had the great fortune to listen to Steve Podborski, the first non-European World Cup Champion (1982), of the Crazy Canucks (CCs) ski team speak at a dinner a few years ago. I was reminded of this watching their story on the bio channel. I remember Steve talking about one thing that made the CCs [...]

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