We repeat an interesting topic for the Free English Lunch (usually on Wednesday from 14:30 to 15:30). We will watch the video: «Try something new for 30 days» with Matt Cutts. We encourage you to watch it before wednesday lunch! Watch the video… Topic Resolutions Summary Is there something
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In this short talk, psychologist Dan Ariely tells two personal stories that explore scientific conflict of interest: How the pursuit of knowledge and insight can be affected, consciously or not, by shortsighted personal goals. When we’re thinking about the big questions, he reminds us, let’s be aware of our all-too-human brains.
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The music industry has sometimes struggled to find its feet in the digital world. In this lovely talk, TED Fellow Ryan Holladay tells us why he is experimenting with what he describes as «location-aware music.» This programming and musical feat involves hundreds of geotagged segments of sounds that only play when a listener is physically nearby.
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Using three iPods like magical props, Marco Tempest spins a clever, surprisingly heartfelt meditation on truth and lies, art and emotion.
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After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it’s better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their ambitions may be less likely to achieve them.
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On April 30th, during the English Lunch (every Wednesday from 14:30 to 15:30), we will watch the video: «Beware online -filter bubbles-» with Eli Pariser. We encourage you to watch it before wednesday lunch! Watch the video… Summary As web companies strive to tailor their services (including
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Media and advertising companies still use the same old demographics to understand audiences, but they’re becoming increasingly harder to track online, says media researcher Johanna Blakley. As social media outgrows traditional media, and women users outnumber men, Blakley explains what changes are in store for the future of media.
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New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly shares a portfolio of her wise and funny cartoons about modern life — and talks about how humor can empower women to change the rules.
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¿Hay Derecho 2.0?. Cómo cumplir la ley en una StartUp TIC y no morir en el intento.
Lanzar una startup ya es, en sí mismo, un deporte de riesgo. Si además lo hacemos en el cambiante y desafiante entorno TIC, es ya una auténtica heroicidad, no digamos ya si le sumamos el hecho de tener que lidiar con un entorno legal ambiguo y vagamente adaptado a esta nueva realidad. Para no ahogarse en el intento, en el WeKCoDesayuno daremos algunas claves para evitar los #fails más peligrosos en este entorno.
This week during the English Lunch (every Wednesday from 14:30 to 15:30), we will watch the video: «How YouTube thinks about copyright» with Margaret Gould Stewart. We encourage you to watch it before wednesday lunch! Watch the video… Summary Margaret Gould Stewart, YouTube’s head of user experience,
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