Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley co-hosted a Gastropod podcast episode titled Can You Patent A Pizza? (March 5, 2024, 49 minutes). Guests included Anthony Mongiello, inventor of stuffed crust pizza; Chris Sprigman, law professor, NYU; Valerie Flugge, assistant professor of business law, California State University, Northridge.
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Doug Garnett wrote a blog post titled The Unspoken Limits of Business Philosophy. Fortunately, the World Is Far Bigger (28 February 2024).
Continue reading “The complex ontology”The Mere Exposure Effect: Familiarity and Likeability
Charlotte Nickerson wrote an article for Simply Psychology titled Mere Exposure Effect in Psychology: Biases & Heuristics (October 10, 2023).
« The mere exposure effect is a cognitive bias where individuals show a preference for things they’re more familiar with. Repeated exposure to a stimulus increases liking and familiarity, even without conscious recognition. Essentially, the more we encounter something, the more we tend to prefer it, based on familiarity alone. »
Continue reading “The Mere Exposure Effect: Familiarity and Likeability”focusing solely on your current customers is a trap
Will Humphrey posted on LinkedIn (11 January 2024):
« True customer-centricity is vanishingly rare; it’s not just about pleasing your current customers through the lens of a large research department, or relying solely on ‘gut feel’.
In fact, those pesky current customers often get in the way from ensuring your business is healthy in the long term. I put it to you that focusing solely on your current customers is a trap – a sacred cow you’ll need to see beyond to understand who your future customers could be.
What might your buyers need from your brands and business in 2, 5, 10 years’ time? »
Destroying Movies for Fun and Profit: Coyote vs. Acme
Jacob Oller wrote an article for Paste Magazine titled Destroying Movies for Fun and Profit (9 February 2024).
Continue reading “Destroying Movies for Fun and Profit: Coyote vs. Acme”cybersecurity team uncovered organized fake reviews scam
SafetyDetectives Cybersecurity Team wrote an article titled Amazon Fake Reviews Scam Exposed in Data Breach (6 May 2021).
Continue reading “cybersecurity team uncovered organized fake reviews scam”What is a brushing scam?
Lauren Lewis wrote an article for KTLA titled New twist on popular mail scam hitting Southern California (24 January 2024).
Continue reading “What is a brushing scam?”USDOL Issues Final Rule Restoring the Narrower “Economic Reality” Standard for Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA
Kathleen M. Connelly wrote an article titled USDOL Issues Final Rule Restoring the Narrower “Economic Reality” Standard for Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA (12 January 2024).
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I’ve been curious about what led to the closing of mental hospitals. This post includes excerpts from four articles, including the perspectives of a district attorney and a psychiatrist. State and federal legislation as well as a Supreme Court ruling all factor into the current mess.
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Jessica Dai wrote an article for Reboot titled The Artificiality of Alignment: How are we actually “aligning AI with human values”? (19 August 2023).
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