The new issue of GOOD magazine is a timely one, dedicated entirely to transportation. It includes an interactive, before and after graphic showing exactly how urban planners would go about making a forbidding city street ...READ»
My grandfather used to paint. He wasn't particularly good at it, but he found it calming. He would also make collages with found objects. I look at his work sometimes and try to figure out the stories he was trying to tell (he's been ...READ»
How would you tackle the problem of helping a billion people in ten years? That was the question posed to Singularity University's first graduating class, who formed four teams to tackle it. Their visions have just been unveiled, and ...READ»
This is one conference you won't want to miss, and you'll want to reserve your spot today. The event will take you inside the minds of the most creative people in business, the progressive thinkers you read about in Fast Company and ...READ»
Here is my list of top 10 trends for 2008. The list is neither exhaustive nor 100% serious. It is merely a list of a few emerging trends that could impact on our lives in 2008 and beyond. They are conversation starters - especially ...READ»
CNN reported today that a woman successfully received a transplant of a section of trachea made from her own stem cells. Scientific progress of the future has arrived.READ»
ZPURPOSE - ZPAST - FCBIO
Session Time: 41 Minutes
Wake Up Call:
A great designer makes his design comprehensible
Improve management of all transition points
Focus on being grounded when abstraction ...READ»
How scientists and engineers will transform the way we work and play through bots, artificial intelligence, and Jetsons-inspired gizmos that are limited only by their creators' imagination.READ»
Though it might seem counter-intuitive, the Second Life Community Convention hosts a real-world meet-up for participants in SL’s virtual world. Grappling with issues like “how can virtual reality make us healthier?” and “real ...READ»
Why is it that some innovations score a home run, whereas others leave the field almost as soon as they walk on? Two culprits are timing and the irrational behavior of human beings.READ»
I started this Facebook page last month, and was noticing today that I've posted more than 20 great links already.I've been posting links almost every day, and all of them are open to your comments, reactions, and feedback. Just visit ...READ»
Lessons in the physics of time-travel and underwater plot-weaving offered to students of the new online "Lost University." The tuition? the purchase price of Season 5 on Blu-Ray, available in stores starting today.READ»
The New York Times is reporting (free registration required) that the Census Bureau targets October as the month when the 300-millionth American will be born.
What I find most interesting is the outlook from 1967, when the ...READ»
Stephen Colbert Goes Iraqi
Late night faux-newsman Stephen Colbert will be broadcasting four shows
from Baghdad, Iraq next week in a USO tour entitled, "Operation Iraqi
Stephen: Going Commando." Colbert is ...READ»
Barnes & Noble has just revealed its Wi-Fi-only Nook, the first serious attempt at undercutting Amazon's Kindle e-reader business with a store and hardware combo. But it's more than that: It's a sign of the changing e-reader game. ...READ»
Steve Ballmer had a lot to say about Windows 7 during his keynote address at the start of CES 2010, and gave a sneak peek at the swanky machines it is--and will be--running on. And that's about all he did.
From a techy-consumer's ...READ»
Roger Martin
Roger Martin is the dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He was appointed to a seven-year term beginning on September 1, 1998.
A Canadian from Wallenstein, Ontario, Martin was ...READ»
