CEO Hubris as a “Sell” Signal for Investors

Science Fact:  CEO hubris may predict bumpy times ahead for your favorite company stock. Executive or CEO hubris — pride, conceit, egotism, self-importance, narcissism — is the subject of two new scientific studies, and the Financial Times has jumped on them. … Continue reading

Privacy versus Security

Science Fact:  Two recent news stories speak directly to the dilemma of Privacy versus Security.  Movies, Internet, literature, technology, even cartoons bring “privacy versus security” on center stage.  Let’s organize it and try to make some sense, at the price … Continue reading

Replacement Organs, Built to Order

Science Fact:  Replacement organs for the human body seem tantalizingly close, based on recent work. Today, artificial limbs, joints and arterial stents seem commonplace. Bionic organs, mechanical marvels that work within and with your body, are coming along rapidly: today, … Continue reading

Internet of Things, Internet of Everything

Science Fact: Internet of Things, Internet of Everything. It’s hard to miss those image ads from Cisco and the breathless hype from many sides: from technologists; from self-styled futurists; from investment advisors looking for the next big stock killing; from professional societies … Continue reading