Category: Cognitive Science

  • Bio mimicry and resilient design

    Creating Resilence By Following Nature’s Lead BY ERIN LEITCH, fastcoexist.com The natural world has found ways to work and live in harmony for a long time. If we want to also survive and create sustainability systems, biomimicry may be the key. The oper­at­ing con­di­tions of life are lit­er­al­ly sym­phon­ic: They are a… RT @cosekoski: “We…

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  • Shipping container hotels

    This Hotel Is Made Entirely Of Shipping Containers BY ZAK STONE, fastcoexist.com Sleeping Around is a traveling boutique lodging that’s so fancy, you won’t even know you’re sleeping in the detritus of the global economy. When future gen­er­a­tions look back on the archi­tec­ture of the early 21st cen­tu­ry, will our time be… RT @FastCompany: This…

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  • Ikea and the anthropology of sofas

    How Ikea Creates Massive Demand For The Ektorp Sofa: It Thinks About Moms By Gregory P. Shea and Cassie A. Solomon, fastcompany.com IKEA has made very clear choices about who they will be and to whom they will matter, and why. Can you say the same for your brand? Göran Carst­edt, pres­i­dent of IKEA North…

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  • Apple’s trademarked stores

    Take A World Tour Of Apple’s Newly Trademarked Stores By Addy Dugdale, fastcompany.com First it won ownership of a rountangle—that’s a rectangle with rounded corners—and now Apple has patented its store design. You know, lots of giant glass, pale wood, and nerds in royal-blue tees. Apple has won itself a trade­mark for its retai… RT…

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  • Visualizing top cities for bicycling

    Biking and Walking to Work idvsolutions.com Bicycling.com came out with a rank­ing of the top US cities for bicy­cling. I took their top ten cities and dot mapped every com­muter in and around them, col­ored by their method of com­mute, to get … UXBlog | IDV Solutions’ User Experience: Biking and Walking to Work http://flip.it/VHCFZ…

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  • Consumer startups and the power of paying

    Big Tech: The Power of Paying: What Consumer Hotshots Can Learn From Corporate Drudges Ryan Tate, wired.com When choosing a platform API to build upon, paying cash up front can help you avoid paying in time and regret later. Ryan Tate The Power of Paying: What Consumer Hotshots Can Learn From Corporate Drudges http://flip.it/mKa4L http://flip.it/sPIOD…

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  • Startup incubator for digital health and healthcare technology startups

    Startup incubator for digital health and healthcare technology startups rockhealth.com Accel­er­ate Think you have an idea that can change health­care? Learn more about our pro­gram, meet our men­tors and teams, and see if you have what it takes. Attend If you’re seek­ing ways to con­nect with the dig­i­tal health com­mu­ni­ty… http://flip.it/SmtFv Related articles NYC plays…

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  • Find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile

    Find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile by Matt Elliott, cnet.com A clever trick lets you find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile without upgrading your account. If you are unem­ployed, unhap­py at your cur­rent job, or sim­ply curi­ous about other oppor­tu­ni­ties, then you like­ly keep close tabs on yo… RT @CNETHowTo: Find…

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  • The Personal Analytics of My Life

    The Personal Analytics of My Life stephenwolfram.com One day I’m sure every­one will rou­tine­ly col­lect all sorts of data about them­selves. But because I’ve been inter­est­ed in data for a very long time, I start­ed doing this long ago. I actu­al­ly assumed lots of other peo­ple were doing it too… http://flip.it/RrQhl Related articles Big (personal)…

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