Author: timbatchelder

  • Gillian Tett, managing editor at FT, considers the cultural side of finance

    A social anthropologist who writes about finance for FT.. Gillian Tett – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Related articles FT pin-up Gillian Tett is the hot ticket (standard.co.uk) Davos Needs Some Creative Intelligence (creativeintelligencebook.com) Peter Lauria Says That Gillian Tett Is Now a Celebrity… (delong.typepad.com) What is organisational culture? Ask an anthropologist. (flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com) Leeds Building Society…

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  • U. Penn KM expert Barry G. Silverman analyzes human terrain data

    This guy is an expert on the use of knowledge management approaches and anthropological data (human terrain) in military systems. Barry G. Silverman. Related articles ZyDoc Expands NIH SBIR NLP Grant for EHR Usability Research Study to Other Facilities (prweb.com) Bertrand Duperrin: Making internal collaboration work: An interview with Don Tapscott (mckinseyquarterly.com) Is there a…

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  • Purdue Master in Engineering Programs

      Another top quality school bringing engineering, technology and science education online.   Purdue Online Master of Engineering Program – Online Master in Engineering Programs.     Related articles Purdue: New concrete may lengthen bridge lifespan (posttrib.suntimes.com) Purdue researchers win $14.5 million NSF grant to take nanoHUB.org to next level (nanotech-now.com) Can Engineers and Scientists…

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  • Walker Percy: Writers tapping human desires for simplicity and experience

      Walker Percy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Another anthropological writer who had the same theory that owing to the complexities of modern life humans crave destruction and thus have a secret fascination with these events including fires etc. that transcends any feelings of empathy they might also have.   Related articles   New “Bell…

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  • Sebastian Junger: people’s hunger for simplicity and experience

    Sebastian Junger – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Very interesting author who is trained as an anthropologist and has a theory that people’s lives are too complex and thus they crave the simplicity of natural disasters and tragic events such as war which creats bonds and a sense of grounding. Related articles Sebastian Junger launches medical…

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  • MAYA Design Innovation Boot Camps tap into anthropological insights

    Each year, 11% of consumer electronics are returned to stores, but only 5% of those are defective. The other 95% are returned because of poor design. Maya boot camps apply the techniques of usability and anthropology to change the odds. Inside MAYA Design’s Innovation Boot Camps | Fast Company. Related articles Apple acquires eighteen user interface…

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  • Robochrist Industries: a robotic performance art troupe

    Robochrist Industries is a robotic performance art troupe and direct offshoot of Survival Research Laboratories   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robochrist_Industries Related articles A Robot With A Chainsaw! (i-programmer.info) Improv Comedy Resource Page – Costume SuperCenter (costumesupercenter.com) Lego robot teams battle it out in Sacramento (sacbee.com) New York Dance Troupe STOMP Gives Victoria A Preview (vicnews.com) First steps in appreciating performance art…

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