“More colleges with a higher tolerance for risk, for passionate weirdness in curriculum and teaching, might well help our children make a more distinctive world for themselves. How far off such hopes now seem.”
The “Culture” Of Big Data (And What It Doesn’t Mean)
“Operating beyond normal science’s simple accumulation of more information, Big Data is touted as a different sort of knowledge altogether, an Enlightenment for social life reckoned at the scale of masses. As with the similarly inferential sciences like evolutionary psychology and pop-neuroscience, Big Data can be used to …
Converse Accuses Huge Retail Outlets Of Copying Its Shoes
Converse is suing 31 companies for allegedly copying its signature Chuck Taylor sneaker, NBC News reports. Retailers Converse is suing include Skechers, Wal-Mart, FILA, Ed Hardy, K-Mart, and Ralph Lauren, according to NBC. The Nike-owned company has sent 180 cease-and-desist letters since 2008, according to the lawsuit. The …
Suarez receives top scorer award from Dalglish
Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona’s Luis Suarez received the Golden Boot award as Europe’s top scorer last season from Kenny Dalglish, who signed him for Liverpool in 2011, on Wednesday.The Uruguayan scored 31 times to help Liverpool into second in the Premier League.Now with Barcelona, the 27-year-old shared the award with …
The Biggest Steal Of The 2010 NBA Draft Is Now In Danger Of Falling Out Of The League
Landry Fields of the Toronto Raptors is approaching a potential make-or-break season for his career. Fields is on the final year of a three-year, $20 million deal he signed with the Raptors in 2012, and he has seen his career fall off a cliff since joining the team. …
18 Signs You Have A Terrible Boss
National Boss Day, which is celebrated in the US on October 16 each year, is a day for employees to show appreciation for their managers. But if you have a nightmare of a boss, you probably have little to thank them for this year. And as it turns out, a terrible …
Dramatic Video Shows A Human Chain Rescuing A Stranded Swimmer In Oregon
When a bunch of people got stranded during high tide at the shores of Fogarty Creek State Park, Oregon, one woman could not have made it to safety without help from some brave beachgoers. Produced By Matt Johnston. Video courtesy of Associated Press. Follow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation …
‘Shark Tank’ Investor Talks About Hating Mark Cuban, His Best Deal So Far, And The Key To Success For Any Startup
Robert Herjavec is one of the most successful tech entrepreneurs in the world. He sold his first company BRAK Systems for $100 million to AT&T, and another one for $225 million to Nokia. His current company, The Herjavec Group, is Canada’s largest IT security company, with more than $150 …
17 ‘All-American’ Foods That Foreigners Find Gross
The US has a bad reputation abroad when it comes to food. From State Fair monstrosities like deep-fried lobster on-a-stick to fattening fast food, we’re viewed as gluttons who can’t get enough fat, sugar, and salt. But it’s not all deep fried butter and Papa John’s garlic …
Maximize Earning Potential By Marrying A Slacker
Ambitious women who want to maximize their earning potential have two options: don’t have children or find a low-earning husband. That’s the conclusion from a new study out of Harvard, “Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors.” First things first: this …
Wal-Mart Is Making 3 Major Changes To Win Back Customers
Wal-Mart is planning to cut back on store investments and spend more on e-commerce in the face of stagnant same-store sales and falling store traffic in the US, company executives said Wednesday. The company cut guidance for 2015, saying that it expected growth of 2-3{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} compared with previous …
The 25 Most Successful MIT Business School Graduates
The Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has powerful connections throughout the world, as evidenced by the 92{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} of the Class of 2013 with job offers within three months of graduation. Sloan was founded in 1914 and is named for Alfred Pritchard Sloan, the MIT grad who drove …
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Black Boxes Could Still Be Found — Here’s How They Work And Survive
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been missing for seven months, with no signs that the plane’s wreckage will be discovered. Powerful figures in the aviation and airline industry are expressing some dismay that the jumbo jet seems to have completely vanished. If, however, MH370’s wreckage is located, there’s every change …
STOCKS TANK AFTER WILD DAY: Here’s What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, QQQ, TLT, NFLX, TWX, USO, NBR, SDRL, WLL, RIG, CXO, HP)
Stocks finished lower, but way off their worst levels, after a wild session that saw stocks open sharply lower as bond yields fell around the world, oil prices remained at multi-year lows, and several US economic data points came in below expectations. At their lows, stocks were down more …
The 20 Best Cities For Trick-Or-Treating This Year
Zillow is out with its annual ranking of the best cities for trick-or-treaters, and San Francisco once again took the top spot. The real estate search site determines its ranking by looking at four variables: home values, population density, walkability, and crime data. Zillow says these factors give …
Christian Bale In Talks To Play Steve Jobs In Sony’s Next Biopic (AAPL)
Christian Bale is in talks to play Steve Jobs in Aaron Sorkin’s forthcoming biopic, according to Variety’s Justin Kroll, citing sources. Leonardo DiCaprio had been under consideration for the lead role in “Jobs,” but the actor declined the roll two weeks ago. “Jobs” is based on Walter Isaacson’s wildly…
Here’s Why The Lexus IS350 Made Me Sad — But In 10 Years Could Make You Happy
I just spent a weekend behind the wheel of a 2014 Lexus IS350 AWD — the brand’s third attempt to dethrone the BMW 3-Series from its perch atop the entry-level luxury car segment. Make no mistake, in the over two decades since Toyota’s luxury brand first hit the U.S…
There Is A Simple Way To Increase Scoring In MLB And The Mets Are Already Working On It
Major League Baseball has a big problem and it is no secret. A lot of people think the sport has become boring. A big reason for this perception is that games are taking longer than ever and scoring is at its lowest point in a quarter-century. The problem is …