what if we could?

A fascinating talk on a potential future for food production....

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:19:16 -0400

A fascinating talk on a potential future for food production. By utilizing “bio-printing,” Andreas Forsace and team at Modern Meadow can organically produce meat and leather without actually harming an animal. And the economic, societal, and environmental impacts are astounding (96% fewer greenhouse gases! 96% less water!?), to the point that, if adopted, much of the modern pricing and economic culture we know would be nothing but a memory.

A Consumer's Look at Second Screen Apps

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:58:56 -0500

A Consumer's Look at Second Screen Apps: Noel Murray, professional television and film critic, takes...

Eight Lost Quotes from Steve Jobs

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:11:08 -0500

Eight Lost Quotes from Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs is indubitably one of the most creative, charismatic,...

What Saved the Dow? Sensible Economic Policies : The New...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:20:15 -0500

What Saved the Dow? Sensible Economic Policies : The New Yorker

Man was meant to be upright

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:16:43 -0500

Man was meant to be upright: Man was not meant to spend all day hunched over a dimly lit screen;...

"What’s just depressing to me is how—and it’s not just for us, let me generalize it—the moment a..."

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:31:13 -0500

“What’s just depressing to me is how—and it’s not just for us, let me generalize it—the moment...

Galaxy Chocolate resurrects Aubrey Hepburn for a recent UK...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:11:56 -0500

Galaxy Chocolate resurrects Aubrey Hepburn for a recent UK television campaign, and the results are…interesting.

The commercial itself is a throwback (as much as a commercial with a CGI person can be) and could have been a gorgeous little film. But there’s still something not quite right about the CGI Hepburn, from the uncanniness of her eyes and skin to the potentially ethical dilemma of resurrecting a star to help sell chocolate.

In any case, I think the commercial is an interesting look at where marketers might increasingly turn as the technology moves forward. Nostalgia is great for selling, but it gets that much better when you can actually get a nostalgic star to sell for you.

"Events like the Oscars and the Super Bowl generate what game theorists call ‘common knowledge, which..."

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:37:56 -0500

“Events like the Oscars and the Super Bowl generate what game theorists call ‘common...

"By September 2013, when the next TV season begins, Nielsen expects to have in place new hardware and..."

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:07:05 -0500

“By September 2013, when the next TV season begins, Nielsen expects to have in place new...

The Youthful Social Network

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:47:28 -0500

The Youthful Social Network: Pop quiz: what is the favorite social networking site of Americans...

"You do something all day long, don’t you? Every one does. If you get up at seven o’clock and go to..."

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:50:29 -0500

“You do something all day long, don’t you? Every one does. If you get up at seven o’clock and...

"In less than five years, tablets have attained 10% US market penetration, a milestone that..."

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:51:20 -0500

“In less than five years, tablets have attained 10% US market penetration, a milestone that...

Pirates of the Caribbean, or How Hollywood's Business is Going to Suffer

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:57:45 -0500

Pirates of the Caribbean, or How Hollywood's Business is Going to Suffer: Hollywood is abuzz with...

Photo

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:45:10 -0500

fastcompany: 5 Insanely Simple Work-Life Balance Shortcuts From...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:15:52 -0500

fastcompany:

5 Insanely Simple Work-Life Balance Shortcuts From People Who “Have It All”

Make it your responsibility to decide what matters, and when to get it done—no one else is going to determine or prioritize it for you.

Don’t keep separate work and personal calendars or priority lists. (Fast Company likes Clear, if you need an app.)

Frequently take stock of what’s working and what’s not—because it’s always changing. Put that on your calendar.

Schedule time for small, manageable steps in the areas of their life they’ve identified as important instead of just identifying huge, lofty goals.

Focus on and celebrate what does get done, not what falls by the wayside—small or partial steps are better than nothing.

[Image: Flickr user Joe Plocki]

We're In This Together

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:09:00 -0500

We're In This Together: Dr. David Katz is an opponent to Coca-Cola, but he also knows that if...

"The tables should be long, so workers who don’t know each other are forced to chat. And, after..."

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:34:37 -0500

“The tables should be long, so workers who don’t know each other are forced to chat. And,...

"Apple’s profit for the last quarter alone is well over twice Amazon’s profit over its entire entire..."

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:15:14 -0500

“Apple’s profit for the last quarter alone is well over twice Amazon’s profit over its entire...

"I worry that something has gone seriously wrong with the way we run companies. If you read the media..."

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:45:14 -0500

“I worry that something has gone seriously wrong with the way we run companies. If you read...

"To me, the thing with the most impact is that there are no set platforms anymore. Nothing is..."

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:02:29 -0500

“To me, the thing with the most impact is that there are no set platforms anymore. Nothing is...