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None of the 800 people who tried to guess the weight of an ox at a county fair were able to do it in 1906, but if you took everyone’s guesses and averaged them, they were 1 lb off. Bradenton Ford says that this is an example of the concept and reasoning behind crowd-powering businesses and the decisions that are made within them.
From: Indianapolis Chevrolet Via: Design Contest
Whenever we are engaged in the decision-making processes based on new narrative data, we are open to suggestion. Thanks in part to cultural norms generated by educational systems, we are biased toward authoritarian voices, and make allowances for people in positions of perceived…
The Dark Knight Rises
Have you heard of DES?
One of the first worldwide drug scandal affecting millions of people in countries where the anti miscarriage drug DES (Diethylstilbestrol) was widely prescribed to pregnant women decades ago. You may have been exposed to DES without knowing it! The time bomb effects and associated health issues affecting three generations are still being ignored.
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Beacon Initiative has published the first in a series of educational eBooks, and I’d love some feedback before this is turned into an iBook and the rest of the series is released.
The eBook is titled: “What Parents and Educators Need to Know About Bullying Online” - it is a 46 MB PDF available…
The LA Kings Make The Stanley Cup Finals For The First Time In 19 Years
And here is an infographic to honor their conquest. You have to love how it stresses the differentiation between LA and Sacramento.
Source: LAKings.com
