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According to John Brockman, Publisher & Editor, Edge.org, “With Big Data we can now begin to actually look at the details of social interaction and how those play out, and are no longer limited to averages like market indices or…
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The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition Grgegory Hickok W.W. Norton & Company (2014) How the latest research in neuroscience can help almost anyone think and communicate much more effectively I begin with an unconventional…
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I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling Michael Dirda Reading the Room: Group Dynamics for Coaches and…
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Here is a portion of the transcript of Albert-lászló Barabási‘s conversation with John Brockman, founder and editor-in-chief of Edge.org. To watch the video and/or read the entire transcript, please click here. * * * One question that fascinated me in…
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Digital State: How the Internet is Changing Everything Simon Pont, Editor and one of several contributors KoganPage (2013) A collaborative consideration of the meaning and significance of the Digital Age In the Introduction, Simon Pont observes, “I think the Digital…
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This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works John Brockman, Editor Harper Perennial (2013) How and why “deep, beautiful, and elegant theories of how the world works” can nourish and enlighten our lives Many of those who purchase and then begin…
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A Worse You Could Be Better Off: Robert Trivers’ The Folly of Fools
Here is a classic essay by Jennifer Jacquet for Scientific American magazine (October 26, 2011) in which she discusses Robert Trivers’ then latest book, The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life. To read the…
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