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Web of War

Imagine if the coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq could predict the location of roadside bombs, or better yet identify those who would plant that bomb in the near future. As it turns out the Department of Defense (pentagon) believes it is possible. Infact they are betting millions of dollars on this belief. According to […]

Mergers and Acquisitions Activity

In lecture, we studied the concepts of a Nash Equilibrium price and the power of social networks. Let us try to combine these two ideas in the context of M&A activity, or mergers and acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions are two different corporate actions in which two companies essentially become one. In a merger a purchaser […]

Cheating 2.0: Technology Blurs and Redefines Integrity in Schools

In early September, Harvard University was rocked by a cheating scandal and the media took to their (online) soap boxes to engage in everyone’s favorite activity, Harvard bashing. But large-scale cheating is neither new nor isolated in the highly competitive Ivy League. Rather, the ubiquity of connective technology is making cheating much more accessible and commonplace […]

Open Science

Article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/punctuated-equilibrium/2011/apr/19/1 Ted talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnWocYKqvhw After dedicating much of his career to research in the fields of quantum information and computing, Michael Nielsen shifted his focus towards developing new tools for scientific collaboration. One of the projects he helped develop was the Polymath Project, and online forum on which mathematicians and scientists can openly exchange […]

Incentivizing Responsible Commuting

Without a doubt, one of the biggest problems with road transportation today is traffic. It is a vast contributor to our ongoing environmental problems and it results in the loss of billions of dollars worth of fuel each year. And it’s also a big waste of time for commuters! Balaji Prabhakar, an Electrical Engineering and […]

Local Bridges in Sports Media

This article from the New York Times discusses a new startup known as SportsStream. The article specifically profiles Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the professional football team the Seattle Seahawks, who has invested in the startup. The goal of SportsStream is to streamline information about events happening in the sports world […]

Bargaining Power among Silicon Valley Law Firms

A recent New York Times article attempts to analyze the relationships between Silicon Valley law firms and start-up companies in the area. The article looks at the dominant firm in the area, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, to see how the law firms interact both with each other and with potential start-ups. Wilson Sonsini was […]

Grading on a Curve: A Prisoner’s Dilemma

When a class is graded on a curve, many students feel that it causes them to have to compete against other students for grades.  What they may not realize is that they can use this curve to their advantage.  Bryan Caplan, an Economics Professor at George Mason University, grades on a curve.  He tells his […]

JCPenney’s Financial Flop

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/08/10/penneys-sales-keep-sliding-as-customers-shun-new-pricing-plan/ Ever since JCPenney’s CEO Ron Johnson launched his new pricing idea by making merchandise at everyday low prices, sales have drastically gone down. No matter how hard JCPenney tries to change the visual appeal of their stores to make it more inviting, the problem always leads back to the pricing. JCPenney has gotten rid […]

Cyber Attacks – Not Your Grandpa’s Weapon

Throughout the development of computers and later the internet, cyber warfare has been a growing topic of interest. The term was coined in 1996 and describes the possible attacks by nations using sophisticated viruses that infect targeted computers and execute a programmed purpose. Such a purpose could range from causing economic turmoil to seizing valuable data from government information […]

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