At the end of June, I shared a link in Google Reader – The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete The short version of what’s in the article: Correlation between data does not guarantee causation. If X increases when Y increases, they share correlation. But we don’t know that an [...]
Over the past month, I’ve listened to Baroness Susan Greenfield three times. First, reading an article in The Sunday Times. Second, in the audience at one of her talks. Third, hearing an interview on the radio. The same topic came up at all three events (not surprising, since she has a new book to promote) [...]
Two different but related posts got me thinking over the weekend. Jack Vinson writing Necessary but not sufficient, 2nd pass revisited the theory of constraints (a concept he introduced me to a couple of years ago – thanks Jack!). And the New York Times ran an article – Can you become a creature of new [...]
The news coming in about the cyclone in Burma is terrible, with reports that the number of lives lost is likely to exceed 100,000. BBC News has coverage and links. David Weinberger has posted that donations may get to those who need them quicker if sent through International Burmese Monks Organization. See Donate to Burma. [...]
It’s not just management who make false assumptions about emerging trends (see previous post: Web Naivety). The latest gem comes from the Chair of the Society of Authors – Internet book piracy will drive authors to stop writing (source: The Times, London) Book piracy on the internet will ultimately drive authors to stop writing unless [...]
