Recession: the catalyst of innovation
At the Stanford 2009 roundtable, renowned speakers seemed to agree that innovation will be the means by which the US will come out of this recession. In fact, voices were very hopeful of a recovery: We have seen...
Date-rape drug-testing lip-gloss debuts (seriously!)
"A lip gloss that comes with a date rape drug testing kit has been launched in the UK with plans to make it available in vending machines in bar and club toilets."When I first saw this headline, I thought that it was possibly satirical, possibly in poor taste, possibly even...
Is Your Startup a "Nice to Have" or "Must Have"?
With the downturn in the economy, numerous people are talking about starting a new business or company. Whether it’s a technology startup or new restaurant idea, I’ve heard of more and more people meeting to brainstorm and working to bring their ideas to fruition.Whether...
Victory for W2 Café
City Council today approved the W2 Social Enterprise Café on the ground level of the Woodwards redevelopment. This is a historic victory for W2 Community Media Arts Society who has been in a four year RFP...
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Innovation From the Global South
A major study has documented a rising tide of scientific innovation coming from Asia's fast-developing countries, especially India and China. Conducted over 18 months by UK-based think tank Demos, it challenges...
Criminal behaviour – it's all in the game
"The Los Angeles police department is fighting street gangs. It reports that in the past five years there were more than 23,000 verified violent gang crimes in LA, including 784 homicides, nearly 12,000 felony assaults, approximately 10,000 robberies and just under 500 rapes....
VENTURE CAPITAL IS ABOUT INVESTING
By: Roman Kikta
If we open any newspaper, we are sure to find yet another epitaph for the financial, automotive and a various other industries. Granted, these are some of the toughest times our industry has endured, yet we should not lose sight of the big picture: our world...
Ground the Airbus?
To date, there have been 23 fatal Airbus crashes, killing 2,584 people. EXCERPT: Used in law, science and philosophy, a rule known as Occam’s Razor requires that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex, and/or that explanations of unknown...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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