Nerds get Curves
February 29, 2008
The cinematic stars of all those 1980s class B movies about nerds portrayed peculiar, weak, socially outcast, but bright, young males. They defined for a generation what a nerd or geek was
Enterra Insights
Month: February 2008
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Shades of Blackness
February 28, 2008
Occasionally a story about something far afield from your normal range of activities and interests catches your eye and draws you in. I found an article about scientists developing their own little
Negative Views of Free Trade
February 27, 2008
It is no secret that free trade and globalization have their critics — just listen to the presidential debates between Clinton and Obama. Among other critics of free trade is Ha-Joon Chang,
National Integration and Minority Rights
February 26, 2008
As you might be aware, Kosovo recently declared its independence from Serbia; a move immediately recognized by the United States. As a result, thugs attacked the U.S. embassy in Serbia and riots
Poverty’s Persistent Pull — The Case of Angola
February 25, 2008
Some people I talk with about the Enterra Solutions® Development-in-a-Box™ approach take away the wrong message. They think that “in the box” solutions trivialize or make the development process seem easy. They’re
Tailoring Products to Emerging Markets
February 22, 2008
Recently the Economist published an article about Unilever, the world’s second largest consumer goods company, and how it nearly lost its considerable advantage in emerging markets [“The Legacy that got left on
The Return of Protectionism?
February 21, 2008
Nothing can slow globalization as fast as rising protectionism. Globalization, as I have pointed out before, requires the relatively free movement of capital, people, and resources and protectionism is all about curbing
Exporting Education
February 20, 2008
For decades foreign students have flocked to the United States to take advantage of its system of higher education. This was good for the students, the universities they attended, and, often, for
Bio-fuel Growing Pains (or are they really gas pains?)
February 19, 2008
Since I have recently posted several blogs about bio-fuels, I thought it fitting to do a post about a new report that concludes bio-fuels are just as (or even more) harmful for
A Manual for the SysAdmin Force
February 18, 2008
In a recent post [Attention Turns Again to Afghanistan], I noted that the U.S. military was paying a lot more attention to the mission of “nation building.” To underscore that point, the
