The story of stories is starting to take root in the public consciousness, and more and more science is now showing us why exactly people relate to stories so much. Turns out there are a specific class of neurons that are specifically wired to respond to stories. In a recent…
That august publication, Time, has just published their worst 10 tech failures of the past 10 years. While everyone may agree or disagree with Time’s take on the worst of the worst, I find their presentation of the material to also rank as one of the worst ever! Naughty, naughty,…
The traditional guild – an association of people in a common trade – is steadily loosing its members. Largely, it is due to the wealth of trade secrets now shared online, but other factors are still unknown and puzzling their recruiters. I’ve participated in a variety of organizations across North…
According to an article in Scientific American Mind, the “wisdom of the crowd” effect occurs when you ask a crowd a question, average their guesses, and the result you end up with is closest to the correct answer. If this is true, and consistency is a key to persuasion, can an experienced actor pull off a prank in today’s highly wired world or will the plugged-in crowd collectively conclude that it is a hoax even before the media professionals do?
Have you heard? Did you see anything? What’s happened to Jack? These are the questions Jack In The Box is trying to get us to ask. With one Super Bowl commercial, depicting their CEO/mascot Jack getting hit by a bus, his iconic yellow hat thrown to the ground, his round,…
It’s definitely good to be home. While I love almost everything about the East Coast, and hope to live there one day, I appreciate the 60 degree nights of California! But now that I’m home, and the inauguration buzz has diminished, I’m able to reflect on my trip. I still can’t believe…
Here are some pics from inauguration day! 5am: On the Metro to the inauguration 5:30am: Inside the Federal Center Metro station 6:30am: In line at the silver gate entrance It was so early, the sun hadn’t come up yet! The sun finally came up … you can see the crowd…
We’re at our viewing spot–unfortunately, we can’t view anything! It is so crowded!!! We are close enough that I got some good pics of the Capitol building but not close enough that we’ll be able to see Obama. We’re here not necessarily to have the best view, but to have…
It’s 6am ET and we’re at the gate to the Silver Standing section. The gates don’t open until 8 so we’re gonna be here for a while, lol. It’s super packed — we’re one big mass of people — an ever-so-slowly-moving mass of people. 🙂 More later!
