Blockbuster v Technology (Shared Culture After All?)

There is wonderful data to say that blockbusters are getting bigger. Disney had all five of the top films in the world last year. Music, TV and film are more concentrated now, in the age of Spotify, Netflix and Amazon.

Blockbuster v Technology (Shared Culture After All?)

There is wonderful data to say that blockbusters are getting bigger. Disney had all five of the top films in the world last year. Music, TV and film are more concentrated now, in the age of Spotify, Netflix and Amazon.

Learning instantly (something computers don’t do yet)

Back in cognitive science PhD school, I learned about this cool thing rats do. They learn super, super fast. Faster than I can learn German. Well, they learn one type of thing super fast. Not German. They learn if some

Learning instantly (something computers don’t do yet)

Back in cognitive science PhD school, I learned about this cool thing rats do. They learn super, super fast. Faster than I can learn German. Well, they learn one type of thing super fast. Not German. They learn if some

Two hopeful observations in 2017 US politics

Why do any people think Trump is telling the truth? Why does anyone think he is not insane? This is a troubling question but I hear a good answer from John Oliver this week. Since he watches the same crackpot

Two hopeful observations in 2017 US politics

Why do any people think Trump is telling the truth? Why does anyone think he is not insane? This is a troubling question but I hear a good answer from John Oliver this week. Since he watches the same crackpot

Class 3, what I learned about ecosystems

Our class at Columbia on venturing continues (tiny.cc/venturing). Week 3 was about what makes a startup ecosystem — what are all the parts in a startup environment. The lecture notes are at the link. I discovered this time around that

Class 3, what I learned about ecosystems

Our class at Columbia on venturing continues (tiny.cc/venturing). Week 3 was about what makes a startup ecosystem — what are all the parts in a startup environment. The lecture notes are at the link. I discovered this time around that

Amol’s theory of Fake News

Past: hard to get your story seen without the intentional endorsement of someone you could plausibly hold accountable. Present: follow a hashtag and see a story that’s just as legit in its presentation as any other. Did someone share it?

Amol’s theory of Fake News

Past: hard to get your story seen without the intentional endorsement of someone you could plausibly hold accountable. Present: follow a hashtag and see a story that’s just as legit in its presentation as any other. Did someone share it?

This Falcons receiver got to the Super Bowl with Halo Sport

  Julio Jones, Halo Sport success story, will be catching for the Falcons in the Super Bowl shortly.

This Falcons receiver got to the Super Bowl with Halo Sport

  Julio Jones, Halo Sport success story, will be catching for the Falcons in the Super Bowl shortly.

Practical ideas for a Tax Strike. Ideas?

A friend sent a note saying “Can’t we withhold taxes? What would Gandhi do?” > Ongoing ideas and research here < My answer was, indeed this is exactly the non-violent civil disobedience that Thoreau argues for in his key work “On

Practical ideas for a Tax Strike. Ideas?

A friend sent a note saying “Can’t we withhold taxes? What would Gandhi do?” > Ongoing ideas and research here < My answer was, indeed this is exactly the non-violent civil disobedience that Thoreau argues for in his key work “On

Three areas to explore for startups

Bill Gates was at Columbia last week and he said what he would work on if he were 21 today: CS AI Energy, clean and cheap. Biology, we are going to figure out obesity, depression. DNA. Saying “Vaccines are platform

Three areas to explore for startups

Bill Gates was at Columbia last week and he said what he would work on if he were 21 today: CS AI Energy, clean and cheap. Biology, we are going to figure out obesity, depression. DNA. Saying “Vaccines are platform

Immigration creates jobs, and don’t worry about automation

Agree with most of what Fabrice says here, including this gem of a science experiment from economics: www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/technology-and-the-future-of-work/

Immigration creates jobs, and don’t worry about automation

Agree with most of what Fabrice says here, including this gem of a science experiment from economics: www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/technology-and-the-future-of-work/