In my previous post, I mentioned the recommended book list from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010. Here’s a slide show version the book list on Foreign Policy’s site. For a quick glance at Top 20 books, here’s the full list in one spot with the book description offered by Foreign Policy magazine. [...]
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Reading List from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers
Posted in Book Review, Economics, India, Internet, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers, Reading List from Top 100 Global Thinkers, Recommended books by Top 100 Global Thinkers on December 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010
Posted in China, Economics, Globalization, India, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Analysis of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers, Foreign Policy Magazine, Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010, Raghuram Rajan, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates # 1 on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers List on December 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Foreign Policy magazine just published their list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010 who most influenced the global marketplace. A very worthwhile article that I would recommend reading— you can read the report here. The report provides an overview for each person and their achievements and thinking that led to their inclusion. Also, [...]
PC World’s Top 100 Products of 2010
Posted in Consumer Products, Internet, Technology, tagged 2010 Technology Innovation, Apple vs Google 2010, Best Tech Products 2010, Google Android 2.2, PC World Top 100 Products on November 30, 2010 | 29 Comments »
Last month, PC World released its Top 100 technology products of 2010. This is a good reference list to see where innovation is occuring, areas for upcoming marketplace disruption, see which companies have the best outlooks, and to wet the appetite for any technology enthusiasts for their next set of gadget purchases. The top 100 [...]
Envisioning the Possibilities- more of Sugata Mitra’s research about the self learning capabilities of children
Posted in Education, India, Technology, tagged Children Learning, Jewel of India, Self learning, Sugata Mitra, TED Global 2010 on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In Sugata Mitra’s recent TED talk at TED Global 2010, he stated this unfortunate reality about education: “There are places on Earth, in every country, where, for various reasons, good schools cannot be built and good teachers cannot or do not want to go…” In my earlier post titled, Is this the Future of Learning [...]
The 31 Most Innovative Startups- World Economic Forum’s 2011 Technology Pioneer winners
Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, tagged Aster Data, Davos, Foursquare, Medicine in Need, Opower, Spotify, Technology Pioneer Programme, World Economic Forum on September 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This week the World Economic Forum, an independent, not-for-profit international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Per their website, the Technology Pioneers programme is the World Economic Forum’s way of identifying and integrating those companies – normally in a start-up [...]
Mobile Applications- 157 fascinating stats about the Past, Present, and the Future
Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, Technology, tagged 157 Mobile Application stats, Android App Store, Data about App Stores, Iphone App Store Data, Mobile Applications, Mobile Entertainment on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve written in this blog a few times, like many, I’ve become an addicted smart phone user. In this post, I laid out my iPhone App storage usage patterns vs the average usage patterns, and raised some questions about the future growth and characteristics of users of these platforms. Now, I’ve come across some [...]
Is this the Future of Learning in Large Urban Slums?
Posted in Education, India, Technology, tagged Future of Learning in Urban Slums, India $35 Laptop, Kapil Sabil, Learning from Computers without Teachers, Learning in Cambodia, Learning in Developing Countries, Professor Sugata Mitra on July 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In the past two weeks, I came across two exciting and interesting news headlines, both dealing with technology and research developments in India. The two headlines: Using Computers to teach Children with No Teachers India develops world’s cheapest “Laptop” at $35 Now, the real excitement is how fast these two developments can be combined! Let [...]
My Iphone AppStore Usage vs the Average
Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, Technology, tagged AppStore, Average Iphone Apps Downloaded, Average IPhone User, IPad, IPhone, Twitter reaction to iPad on April 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Today was the launch of iPad. Hype, hysteria, and over-hype ensued during the day. Twitter streams were inundated with tweets mostly glowing about the Ipad, but others expressing frustration with the invasion of Twitterland by iPad. However, I personally am not yet ready to purchase an iPad, I’m still occupied by the iPhone– still discovering [...]
The Wireless Future of Medicine- a TED talk by Eric Topol
Posted in Health Care, Technology, tagged Eric Topol, Eric Topol M.D., iphone and the Future of Medicine, TED, Wireless Future of Medicine on March 13, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Again, a fascinating and thought provoking TED talk; this time by Eric Topol, M.D, a noted cardiologist and currently the Director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla, California, which is funded by a grant by the NIH to accelerate to research to change medicine. Worth anyone’s 15 minutes to watch this.
Investing in India- A presentation from New Enterprise Associates
Posted in India, Silicon Valley, Technology, tagged Investing in India, Kittu Kolluri, New Enterprise Associates on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An informative discussion on investing in India in 2010. Investing in India – Feb 2010 View more presentations from kittukolluri.
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