Random Musings

A very interesting talk on the future of technology by Jesse Schell. Can't agree more :-) PS3 Games - E3 2011 - Guitar Hero 5 Om Malik review of the same http://gigaom.com/2010/02/22/video-reality-tv-iphone-the-future-of-technology-why-its-all-a-game/

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes." –Marcel Proust

In the debate of NATURE vs NURTURE this post is a nice addition. Few interesting titbits... " it's possible to build any given skill or capacity in the same systematic way we do a muscle: push past your comfort zone, and then rest. Will Durant*, commenting on Aristotle, pointed out that the philosopher had it exactly right 2000 years ago: " We are what we repeatedly do ." "For more than two decades, Ericsson has been making the case that it's not inherited talent which determines how good we become at something, but rather how hard we're willing to work — something he calls " deliberate practice ." Numerous researchers now agree that 10,000 hours of such practice as the minimum necessary to achieve expertise in any complex domain." http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/08/six_keys_to.html

More Poverty = More Religion ( well free trade matters as well !! ) else how does one explain US Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/opinion/04blow.html

Skills of inquiring mind .... as defined by a maths teacher Habits of mind 1. Pattern Sniff A. On the lookout for patterns “Ok. We’ve been working on this staircase problem and it seems that you can’t write perfect squares as a sum of consecutive whole numbers.” B. On the lookout for shortcuts “It would be nice if there were a faster way to do 57x34 than adding 57 to itself 34 times. Think we can find a way?” 2. Experiment, Guess and Conjecture A. Can begin to work on a problem independently “I’m not sure how to solve this problem, but I’m confident I can make some progress.” B. Estimates “Without doing any calculations, I’m guessing that it will take him 30 seconds to walk up the down escalator.” C. Conjectures “Based on my work, I think the following is true.” D. Healthy skepticism of experimental results “Boy, it sure seems like this 4, 2, 1 thing always repeats but we don’t have a proof yet.” E. Determines lower and upper bounds “I know ...

One of the opportunities that Om Malik spoke off years back that social media solves... " The problem is that there’s too much data coming online too quickly, and the traditional method of search that involves first finding and then consuming the information is not going to work for much longer. There just won’t be enough time for us to do that and still have a life. It’s a problem, and therefore solving it is an opportunity — a very big opportunity." http://gigaom.com/2008/07/14/can-serendipity-make-you-rich/