Minter Dialogue Episode #135 — This interview is with Jonathan Gan, founder and CEO of Whichit, a promising new way to heighten engagement. Based in London, Jonathan is a man on a mission. In this podcast, we talk about some … Continue reading
Tag Archives: psychology
Are we all in a giant internet shaped crucible? Guest post by Manish Gajria
The power of A and B Any internet/ecommerce product manager worth his or her salt knows that the best way to learn about your customers is to ask them. However, operating in the equivalent of an earth-sized shopping mall with … Continue reading
Louis-Philippe Morency, Principal For SIMSENSEI, Netexplo 2014 Laureate
Minter Dialogue Episode #99 This interview is with Louis-Philippe Morency, one of the Principal Investigators on the SimSensei project being run at USC. SimSensei was one of the top ten award winners at this year’s Netexplo Forum. Louis-Philippe, was voted one … Continue reading
Is your name scrabbled? Do you have a mind-scrabbling name? See what your name say about you!
I have a few Polish friends whose names stand out as exceptional point scores for Scrabble. At least, that is, if you can find a way to throw in a few extra zzz’s into your word. My own name (N … Continue reading
Why do we get sleepy?
One of my favourite topics and an underdiscussed area in current life is sleep. Overdiscussed in day-to-day life and clearly missing in solutions: being tired. Especially on Friday’s, like today, you hear the inevitable sounds of relief of the upcoming … Continue reading
V for Victory or V for V Painful? Obama and Michelle see things differently….
This photograph from the UK’s Guardian newspaper (17 Sept 2009) caught my attention initially for the curious position, in the foreground, of the unfortunate person on the receiving end of a flip in a judo exhibition. Then I zeroed in … Continue reading
Tetris helps in trauma therapy — But what about kids’ memories?
Via Sciences Humaines, a very insightful and thorough French magazine, I read [this article in the aug-sept 2009 issue] about how the video game, Tetris, has been identified as helping trauma victims recover. A study* by scientists at the University … Continue reading
Did you ever consider…
Below is a collection of random thoughts. Some are my own, others come from various emails in circulation. Scroll down and peruse. And if you feel so inclined, add to the fray! Have you ever considered why it is that … Continue reading
Brain Game – How old are you?
Or how old is your brain? Here’s a little game that will drive you nuts, especially if you have a competitive streak in you. The site instructions are in Japanese, so before clicking on this link, read below! Touch ‘start’ … Continue reading
The Timing of Recessions
Macro and Micro Consequences of When A Recession Begins In a recession, timing plays an absolutely vital part at the macro level. Much of the debate about when the current recession will end is related to when it actually began. … Continue reading