iPhones, Google and Sherlock Holmes

Statue of Holmes at Meiringen, Switzerland

This is an excerpt of Sherlock Holmes speaking to Dr. Watson in Chapter 2 of “A Study in Scarlet” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:

“You see,” he explained, “I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with . . . → Read More: iPhones, Google and Sherlock Holmes

Books You Should Check Out – Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

First in a ongoing series of book reports. My junior high English teachers would be so proud.

Mr. Ariely is a Behavioral Economist at MIT.  His book explores the seemingly irrational ways people make decisions. His work shows there are a number of different ways marketers can present an offer to make it even more enticing. . . . → Read More: Books You Should Check Out – Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely