Lessons from the Borg
In a slightly different take this week, we look at some team dynamics and emotions that are part and parcel of a corporate team building products. We also consider how...
The Internet of Things
What is the big deal behind the Internet of Things (IoT)? How is it revolutionising the way we live? What effect will have on our economy in the days to...
What is Disruptive and Sustaining Technology?
Technology has two categories, disruptive and sustaining. These terms were coined by Clayton M. Christensen of the Harvard Business School, in his 1997 best-selling book. Pradipta explains the differences between these...
Challenges of Analyzing the Huge Amount of Data these Days
In the maddening crowd of worldwide computing, our growing dependence on huge data bases keep on increasing. In the world wide web, every second, we are generating and analysing humongous data. The data generated...
Get Smarty!
Smart phones have become an extension of one’s hands of late and people are making use of technology to do various tasks quickly like paying bills, hailing taxis, checking...
Over the Moon
The Apollo 13 Moon Mission failed to deliver. Its three astronauts, James Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, returned alive in a brilliantly salvaged operation. The Moon Walk is...
Pokémon GO: Smart-phones Serving Joy
We are in the era of the virtual reality game Pokémon GO launched in July 2016. Facebook has a huge 7-digit number of people talking about this. TechCrunch reported on...
The Dawn of Everipedia
Crowdsourcing comes with its own boons and banes. For one, the potential of having the world as your team and the diverse talent as your crew is awe-inspiring! Imagine the...
Is Maneka Gandhi’s Anti-troll Initiative Defensive?
The Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi launched an anti-trolling campaign for checking online harassment of women recently. There has been quite a bit of reaction from...
Govt. Fudging Figures to Misdirect People on Environment Protection
The Indian government has contributed to this fudging of facts to fool the people by reducing definition of forest cover to only 10 per cent tree cover over each...