Prediction is difficult, especially about the future” – Niels Bohr (1885-1962) – Nobel Prize for Physics 1922 How reliable are the predictions of pundits? How reliable is history as a means for making forecasts about the future? In the latest edition of “Time” magazine, Glenn Beck has chosen Mohamed Bouazizi, as his “Person of the...
As a former marketing professional, I love catchy expressions and I was quite sure that the title above would motivate you to open our newsletter but I have to give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s: I have borrowed this expression from Paul Zak (if you don’t know “Dr Love”, I suggest that you have...
As you probably know, our brain is made of two hemispheres that are different at a macro and functional level. A popular misconception about brain asymmetry is illustrated in the figure on the right, which we found on the web (this is one example among many others). According to this view, linear reasoning and language...
