A team of researchers recently determined that both human drivers and autonomous vehicles tend to prioritize the safety of their own vehicle over those around it. People are selfish, and AI acts a lot like people, which means the solution is the same for both: we need to learn some courtesy. Automating human behavior is…
It was Sunday afternoon when I installed the roof rack on my new BMW F30 320i. We were about to go on a 2 week trip to France and were intending to leave next Friday. During that night, my girlfriend and I were fast asleep, when at 03:45 the doorbell rang. We looked at each…
In the past decades, five big networks of marketing and media agencies have achieved phenomenal size with a strategy of achieving growth, innovation, and relevance through a series of mergers and acquisitions. This model is now quickly running out of road. Hate spammy ICOs and crappy cryptocurrencies? So do we. Instead, an uber-fragmented network of…
It’s your first day at a new job, and you’re stuck going to corporate training. But instead of going to a training room and listening to the HR director drone on about the vacation policy, you’re directed to the IT desk. You’re greeted there by a friendly college intern. “Welcome to work,” she says, handing you…
It’s your first day at a new job, and you’re stuck going to corporate training. But instead of going to a training room and listening to the HR director drone on about the vacation policy, you’re directed to the IT desk. You’re greeted there by a friendly college intern. “Welcome to work,” she says, handing you…
When Mark Zuckerberg’s annual challenge was learning Mandarin, it was still fun and games. Now that his 2018 goal is simply “fixing Facebook,” not so much. It’s fair to say 2018 has been a horrible year for the social network. With its infiltration by Russian operatives, the Cambridge Analytica scandal, concerns about users’ psychological wellbeing,…
We absorb new information. We push to advance our careers. We strive to store every useful detail we can jam into our overstuffed brains. But as technology and our frantic world rev up the pace of learning and personal growth, it’s easy to overlook our physical health and mental wellness. Some of the most brilliant…
This time last year, I visited a bustling cafe in downtown Salt Lake City. I had never been there before, so I decided to go all out — breakfast and a cinnamon roll— Carb City. After finishing my meal, I went to pay my bill, but there was a problem: I couldn’t get my server’s attention. After…
In 2017 alone, US companies spent upwards of $10 billion on third party audience data. And while generally speaking, people were once indifferent or oblivious to the way personal data was collected, the tide has certainly turned. In the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, people are more aware than ever of the tenuous nature…
Have you ever heard of a musical artist named Drake? Of course you have. Because he’s everywhere. Do you want to be a cryptocurrency millionaire? Don’t get your hopes up. These days, it’s hard to miss Aubrey Graham, the rapper and singer from Canada (eh). He recently released Scorpion, and the internet went nuts, as…
