The other day, I was watching a documentary on the 1979 baseball season on the MLB Network and the World Series winner of that season, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Those Pirates were know for its team slogan and team song, the hit song by Sister Sledge, We are Family. As they were recollecting that season and [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Life as a sports team mascot
Posted in Pop Culture, Sports, tagged Greg Brown, Patrick Hruby, Pittsburgh Pirates Parrot, Sister Sledge, Sports Mascots, The Seedier Side of Fur and Fun, We are Family on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beyond Freakonomics…it’s Superfreakonomics
Posted in Book Review, Pop Culture, tagged Daily Show and Super Freakonomics, Freakonomics, Intellectual Ventures, Stephen Dubner, Steven Levitt, Super Freakonomics on November 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few years ago, the book Freakonomics written by economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner came out. I found that book to be ground-breaking and fascinating, a book in many ways that has inspired me to take my natural analytical inclination and apply it to a diverse set of topics and document [...]
The differences between India and the West- An eye opening TED presentation by Devdutt Pattanaik
Posted in India, tagged Devdutt Pattanaik, East vs West, Future Group, TED, Understanding Indian beliefs on November 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Recently, Devdutt Pattanaik, the Chief Belief Officer at the Future Group based in Mumbai, India, gave a TED presentation in Mysore, India. This 19 minute lecture and presentation depicts some of the inherent differences between the views and values of Indians vs those of the west and how that manifests itself in business. I would [...]
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