Science of Science... A few more findings on how we discover and learn (in case you don’t have a dog as I assumed in the post about Discovery and Being Self Aware ).  Computational Approaches section discusses the use of artificial inteligence to help scientists make discoveries: Scientific thinking as problem...

Discovery and Being Self Aware... “I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward” – Thomas Edison “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”.  But what if we teach a man to learn? Was Thomas Edison a genius or “merely” a hard...

Networks Visualized... Some say a picture is worth a thousand words.  One can probably get a bulk deal on 292 pictures (via Marginal...

Economics Must Reflect Complexity... A wonderful historic analysis of economics (as a struggling social science) giving a huge shoutout to complexity: “This recognition that the economy is complex is not a new discovery. Earlier economists, such as John Stuart Mill, recognized the economy’s complexity and were very modest in their...

Are you part of a Happynet?... Highlights from a NYT article looking into emergence in happiness, obesity, drinking, smoking in a group of 15,000 people over three decades.  Friends of friends, directionality of friends, and even DNA seem to play a role in the network.  Pay attention to the details and read the entire 10 page article...

Education 2.0... This may be the most positive thing I’ve heard in a long time.  The whole article is worth reading.  Here’s a teaser: “…If open courseware is about applying technology to sharing knowledge, and Peer2Peer is about social networking for teaching and learning, Bob Mendenhall, president...

Bubble Trouble in Little China... Michael Martin (Broken Symmetry) discussed Didier Sornette group’s prediction that the Shanghai Composite was a bubble and would pop between July 17th and July 27th.  The prediction was a few days off, but the lines fit so we must acquit… at least to (by) a degree (insert line about OJ here). I applaud...