The Week Was Awesome 30 Nov
One month to go in the year! Where did the time go? Oh yeah, time flies when you’re getting awesome emails from me. Hit me up, let’s have a drink or something to celebrate the year that awesomely was…
1. Murder she predicted
Can we stop murders before they happen through preventive actions? Behavioural economics and data come to the rescue!
2. What’s New with Big Blue: Keep it simple
The explosion of AI and cloud can be mindboggling (I certainly am mind=blown). Here’s how IBM is making it radically simpler for businesses to harness technology for quick and real results.
3. Knit-knack paddy whack
Data lovers, you’ll love this. How do you turn from hobbyist to entrepreneur? Turns out there's a social site that has managed to collect enough data to shed some light on this transition...
4. Signed, sealed, delivered
Hey, what was the last thing you bought online? Do you wonder why it was designed that way? The answer is not purely aesthetics... turns out that online delivery has dramatically influenced the design of products - TLDR: Easier to stack and transport = cheaper.
https://gizmodo.com/how-amazon-now-shapes-what-our-stuff-looks-like-1830384587
5. What Kenvi learned this week: It was bugging me
I bet you use the word bug and insect interchangeably. Well, a chance conversation with an entomologist taught me that the term “bug” actually as a specific definition. Not all insects are bugs, it turns out…
https://www.dictionary.com/e/bug-vs-insect/
Why did the spud lover set his alarm for 7:59AM?
So that he would get up at eight o’clock
(you need to say this out loud and really think starchy thoughts for this one)