By charting the brain’s genetic activity from before birth to old age, studies reveal that the brain continually remodels itself in predictable ways throughout life. In addition to uncovering details of how the brain grows and ages, the results may help scientists better understand what goes awry in brain disorders such as schizophrenia and autism. What’s more, the differences in …Continue Reading
Earlier this week I spoke at the Pivot Conference in New York. It was an engaging and enlightening event and I enjoyed speaking with others about the trends we are seeing. Pivot is the only conference focused purely on how major brands, agencies, marketers and content creators can succeed by understanding, accessing and influencing the emerging Social Consumer. You can …Continue Reading
India introduced a cheap tablet computer Wednesday, saying it would deliver modern technology to the countryside to help lift villagers out of poverty. The computer, called Aakash, or “sky” in Hindi, is the latest in a series of “world’s cheapest” innovations in India. Developer Datawind is selling the tablets to the government for about $45 each, and subsidies will reduce …Continue Reading