Red Doors is a dark comedy about a dysfunctional Chinese-American family coming of age in New York. The … Continuer la lecture de « Red Doors is delightful »

My last posting showed how deliberate practice overwhelms differences in natural ability to explain the success of top … Continuer la lecture de « Live long? Die young? The answer is not in your genes »

If like me you loved the inquisitive mindset in Freakonomics where the authors ask numerous unrelated questions of … Continuer la lecture de « A Star is Made »

If you read this blog, chances are you know what the long tail is, but just in case, … Continuer la lecture de « The Long Tail »

Recent developments in sleep research are extremely interesting. The two most interesting findings are on the importance of … Continuer la lecture de « The state of sleep research »

Experts have been arguing for a while that real estate is over-valued by looking at a number of … Continuer la lecture de « Rent … unless you want to buy 🙂 »

The recent Slate article on the deathstyles of the rich and famous is hilarious. I suppose, I found … Continuer la lecture de « Deathstyles of the Rich and Famous »

I am usually not a fan of Colin Farrell, but I actually like him in this movie. The … Continuer la lecture de « Miami Vice is dark, fast paced and fun »

I have always admired Jeff Bezos as an entrepreneur because he actually did what he set out to … Continuer la lecture de « The Video History of Amazon by Jeff Bezos »

After the masterful Match Point, I was intrigued to see what Woody Allen would do for his next … Continuer la lecture de « Scoop is enjoyable light summer fare »

I suppose it’s all a question of expectations. I was overworked and needed a bit of respite so … Continuer la lecture de « I am almost ashamed to admit it, but I liked My Super Ex Girlfriend »

People are notoriously bad at predicting the future further than a few years down the line. We think … Continuer la lecture de « Window to the future »

It sounds crazy, but there is significant evidence that passing a weak current through your brain can significantly … Continuer la lecture de « Electrify your brain »

Parkinson’s Law states that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” “Thus, an … Continuer la lecture de « Parkinson’s law is so true! »

I am not back to the U.S. yet – I probably won’t be back for another month as … Continuer la lecture de « I’m back 🙂 »