The Twitter Book [Review]

by Bruce Keener // August 26, 2015 // No Comments

As little as a year ago, I had a negative view of Twitter. I thought it was a time-waster and hoped it was a passing fad: I was concerned that it would turn everyone into time-wasting dummies. But, after seeing... Continue reading →

Get Into the Details

by Bruce Keener // August 15, 2015 // No Comments

We have often discussed the importance of keeping the Big Picture in mind. But, perhaps I have not emphasized enough that a Big Picture is not accurate/trustworthy if it’s not based on a good knowledge of details. This point was... Continue reading →

Learn from Steve Jobs via John Sculley

by Bruce Keener // August 9, 2015 // No Comments

Whether you like Steve Jobs or not, you do yourself a disservice if you are not open to learning from him. He took a company that was on the verge of going under, Apple, and catapulted it to overtake Microsoft... Continue reading →

Reminder About Entrenched Thinking

by Bruce Keener // August 3, 2015 // No Comments

Science is the best tool we have for discovery and learning, because it encourages us to modify our theories when they don’t prove out. As with any human endeavor, though, science is imperfect. Lee Smolin gives a great example of... Continue reading →