The WellDeserved App: A Marketplace For Excess Privilege
Comedy Hack Day is a contest that brings developers and comedians together for a weekend to build hilarious apps. TheContinue reading "The WellDeserved App: A Marketplace For Excess Privilege"
What Is The Perfect Tech-Social Life Balance?
Whether technology promotes or disconnects social life inevitably boils down to finding balance between paying attention to devices and engaging directly with people. ThreeContinue reading "What Is The Perfect Tech-Social Life Balance?"
10x Events At SXSW Interactive Conference
Tech development is exploding and qualified professionals are in higher demand than ever. Big companies are fighting over top talent, offering big signingContinue reading "10x Events At SXSW Interactive Conference"
Is Creative Genius Driven By Distraction?
Creativity depends upon perceiving associations between disparate ideas. An overly-controlled work environment can fail to stimulate your imagination and wilder thinking. Neuroscientists have recently found thatContinue reading "Is Creative Genius Driven By Distraction?"
Here’s How Much Time We Waste At Work
The cost of maintaining office space is more than just rent, these days: statistics suggest that workflow is also a major casualty. Before the internet, communicationContinue reading "Here’s How Much Time We Waste At Work"
Against The Open Office Floor Plan
Offices don’t inspire most people to feel and do their best. Increasingly many Americans prefer jobs that allow them to work from home or, like the techContinue reading "Against The Open Office Floor Plan"
Google Develops AI That Teaches Itself To Play And Win Video Games
London-based DeepMind Technologies, a startup acquired by Google in 2014, has conducted a research project whereby computers running general AI softwareContinue reading "Google Develops AI That Teaches Itself To Play And Win Video Games"
Computer Can Tell Jackson Pollock Paintings From Pretenders
Recognizing and interpreting art is a hot topic in artificial intelligence research, and of special importance to the detection of falsified artworks.Continue reading "Computer Can Tell Jackson Pollock Paintings From Pretenders"
A Neuroscience Professor’s Guide to Insightful Thinking
Creativity is a natural mental function. At its best, it’s the most valuable asset to any organization whose competitive successContinue reading "A Neuroscience Professor’s Guide to Insightful Thinking"
The Rise of Meta Design: Creating Creative Computers
As computers become more intelligent and autonomous, how will the field of Design evolve? Meta design is the growing field ofContinue reading "The Rise of Meta Design: Creating Creative Computers"
Computer Usage As A Spectator Sport
Humans are wired to want to watch others: people-watching and learning-by-watching are basic instincts. But while using computers has previously been seenContinue reading "Computer Usage As A Spectator Sport"
Learn From Their Mistakes: 101 Startup Post-Mortems
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel to build a company around inventive technology. Beyond getting funding, great ideas needContinue reading "Learn From Their Mistakes: 101 Startup Post-Mortems"