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The New Geography of Jobs (Leonard Lopate)
May 17, 2012 – 8:34 pm | Comments Off

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U.C. Berkely economist Enrico Moretti examines the factors reshaping America’s labor market—from globalization and income inequality to immigration and technology—and how these shifts are affecting our communities. His book The New Geography of Jobs draws on a wealth of stimulating new studies to outline policies that may address the social challenges that are arising. (35m 42s) … [Leonard Lopate]

Singularity University Launches Synthetic Biology Accelerator (CNET)
May 17, 2012 – 8:28 pm | Comments Off

Synthetic biology startups have a new friend in Silicon Valley. Today, Singularity University pulled back the wraps on its new SynBio Startup Launchpad, an accelerator program designed to boost the prospects of entrepreneurs in the …

How Mark Zuckerberg Hacked the Valley (Businessweek)
May 17, 2012 – 5:57 am | Comments Off

In 2006, when he was 22, Mark Zuckerberg gave up writing computer code to focus on managing his rapidly growing startup. Like Jim Brown retiring from football at 29 or E.M. Forster abandoning the novel …

Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing. By Roger Dooley. John Wiley & Sons.
May 17, 2012 – 5:42 am | Comments Off
Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing. By Roger Dooley. John Wiley & Sons.

According to leading neuroscientists, 95 percent of all thoughts, emotions, and learning occur before we are ever aware of it. Yet, most marketing efforts forgo the vast subconscious and instead target the rational, conscious mind. …

High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service: Inspire Timeless Loyalty in the Demanding New World of Social Commerce. By Micah Solomon. AMACOM.
May 16, 2012 – 8:17 pm | Comments Off
High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service: Inspire Timeless Loyalty in the Demanding New World of Social Commerce. By Micah Solomon. AMACOM.

Are you finding customers more and more fickle, less and less loyal, and ever ready to jump off the handle and on to Twitter? Are you starting to sense that the way you’ve always done …

The Collaboration Imperative: Executive Strategies for Unlocking Your Organization’s True Potential. By Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese. Cisco Systems.
May 16, 2012 – 4:32 pm | Comments Off
The Collaboration Imperative: Executive Strategies for Unlocking Your Organization’s True Potential. By Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese. Cisco Systems.

Do you want to lead the kind of company that can quickly seize any opportunity and solve any problem? The Collaboration Imperative: Executive Strategies for Unlocking Your Organization’s True Potential offers valuable executive strategies to …

Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity. By Josh Linkner. Jossey-Bass.
May 14, 2012 – 8:38 pm | Comments Off
Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity. By Josh Linkner. Jossey-Bass.

In Disciplined Dreaming, business innovator and jazz musician Josh Linkner shows exactly how you can create profitable new ideas, empower employees to flex their creative muscles, and tap into the power of creativity to sustain …

Tony Wagner: Creating Innovators (Think Global School)
May 14, 2012 – 5:52 pm | Comments Off

THINK Global School and Traidhos Three Generation Community for Learning host a lecture event with Tony Wagner, a renowned educator focused on transforming education for the 21st century. (52m 12s)

Paul Zak – The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity (Leonard Lopate)
May 14, 2012 – 3:47 pm | Comments Off

MP3 Paul Zak tells us about oxytocin, a chemical messenger that accounts for why some people are generous, trustworthy, and faithful and others aren’t. His book The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity …

Digital Wars: Apple, Google, Microsoft and the Battle for the Internet. By Charles Arthur. KoganPage.
May 14, 2012 – 3:35 pm | Comments Off
Digital Wars: Apple, Google, Microsoft and the Battle for the Internet. By Charles Arthur. KoganPage.

It’s 1998 and the digital world takes shape. Into this maelstrom of change came three companies: Apple, Google and Microsoft. They were radically different companies and they would subsequently fight a series of pitched battles …

Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. By Soren Kaplan. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
May 14, 2012 – 3:15 pm | Comments Off
Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. By Soren Kaplan. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Leapfrogging is about changing the game – creating or doing something radically new or different that produces a significant leap forward. How did Gatorade revitalize itself in the wake of Red Bull and Starbucks? How …

Uprising: How to Build a Brand — And Change the World — by Sparking Cultural Movements. By Scott Goodson. McGraw-Hill.
May 14, 2012 – 10:19 am | Comments Off
Uprising: How to Build a Brand — And Change the World — by Sparking Cultural Movements. By Scott Goodson. McGraw-Hill.

Movement marketing is changing the world. It’s the new way forward for anyone trying to win customers’ loyalty, influence public opinion, and even change the world. In Uprising, Scott Goodson, founder and CEO of StrawberryFrog, …

Canon Eyes Robot-Only Production for Cameras (Boston Globe)
May 14, 2012 – 8:17 am | Comments Off

Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs — a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics. If successful, counting on machines …

Outsourcing is Widening the Urban-Rural Divide in India (Tech Republic)
May 14, 2012 – 8:14 am | Comments Off

Sankalp Waingankar – “I recently read an article on Tech Republic that showcased how women in India are being benefited by outsourcing and offshoring. While I completely agree with the views expressed by the writer, …

Offshoring Jumps as Cash-Strapped Companies Step Up Outsourcing (Tech Republic)
May 14, 2012 – 8:10 am | Comments Off

India’s largest IT suppliers grew four times faster than their international competitors in 2011, as companies in struggling European economies stepped up their IT offshoring. In 2011 revenues at the top five India-based IT service …

Bee Research Breakthrough Might Lead to Artificial Vision (PhysOrg)
May 14, 2012 – 8:03 am | Comments Off

An international research breakthrough with bees means machines might soon be able to see almost as well as humans. The Australian and French research shows that honeybees use multiple rules to solve complex visual problems. …

‘Living Machines’ Use Viruses to Turn the Soles of Our Shoes into Electricity Supplies (Daily Mail)
May 14, 2012 – 8:01 am | Comments Off

Every step you take could generate electricity – thanks to a paper-thin new generator that harnesses the mechanical energy of your steps. So far, the generators can only create enough power to run a small …

Worst Drought in 50 Years Takes Toll in Northern Brazil (PhysOrg)
May 14, 2012 – 7:58 am | Comments Off

Severe drought gripping northeastern Brazil — the worst in a half-century — is taking its toll on more than 1,100 towns, even triggering fighting in rural areas, local media reported. An average of one person …

Connected Sky: Surfing the Web Above the Clouds (BBC)
May 14, 2012 – 7:56 am | Comments Off

The recent deal between the British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat and one of the biggest global aviation suppliers, US-based Honeywell, may help give in-flight connectivity a boost. Inmarsat plans to launch three satellites into orbit …

Solar-Panel-Like Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight to Blind (PhysOrg)
May 14, 2012 – 7:54 am | Comments Off

Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain …

Jerry Brown: California Needs Cuts ‘Far Greater’ Than Originally Expected (Huffington Post)
May 13, 2012 – 8:12 am | Comments Off

California is facing a much deeper budget deficit than expected due to weak tax revenues and slow progress in cutting budgets, Governor Jerry Brown said on Saturday. Brown said the shortfall for the fiscal year …

Silicon Valley Technology Helps Power New ‘Sharing Economy’ (Mercury News)
May 13, 2012 – 8:10 am | Comments Off

A new economy is emerging in the Bay Area and around the country with a different, more convenient and often cheaper way to find what you need: sharing. A wide array of local startups are …

The Pink Collar Future (Open the Future)
May 13, 2012 – 8:03 am | Comments Off

The claim that robots are taking our jobs has become so commonplace of late that it’s a bit of a cliché. Nonetheless, it has a strong element of truth to it. Not only are machines …

The Energy Wars Heat Up (Huffington Post)
May 13, 2012 – 8:00 am | Comments Off

Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade or so since World War I, and …

Driverless Cars and How They Would Change Motoring (BBC)
May 13, 2012 – 7:35 am | Comments Off

Nevada has licensed Google to test its prototype driverless car on public roads. Assuming the technology eventually becomes commercially viable, how would a car that drives itself change the way we drive – and what …

Larry Lessig on Facebook, Apple, and the Future of “Code” (Searchblog)
May 13, 2012 – 7:23 am | Comments Off

John Battelle – “Larry Lessig is an accomplished author, lawyer, and professor, and until recently, was one of the leading active public intellectuals in the Internet space. But as I wrote in my review of …

A Nose in Your Clothes (Technology Review)
May 13, 2012 – 7:18 am | Comments Off

A U.K. company says its highly pressure-sensitive material could be used to integrate an “electronic nose” into paper or clothing. Peratech’s sensor rapidly detects volatile organic compounds (VOCs)—gases in our surrounding environment that are produced …

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