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Jim is on page 95 of 326 of Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

Babbage Differential engine did not have enough stuff close enough. (inventions,technology,) I see it as sort of being ahead of your time.

— Oct 09, 2010 05:49PM Add a comment

Jim is on page 95 of 326 of Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

ideas of Possible Adjacent; Things that are close in proximity(time) can move an idea forward connect/combine

— Oct 09, 2010 05:47PM Add a comment

Jim is on page 10 of 326 of Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

We are often better served by connecting ideas than we are by protecting them... Environments that build walls around good ideas tend to be less innovative in the long run than more open-ended environments. Good ideas may not want to be free,but they want to connect,fuse,recombine....They want to complete each other as much as they want to compete.

— Oct 09, 2010 11:13AM Add a comment

Jim is on page 10 of 326 of Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

His Ideas about Ideas. Great stuff. Reminds me of his Emergence book which I loved.

— Oct 09, 2010 06:20AM Add a comment

Jim is on page 250 of 450 of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Book on Tape . I think the same reader as the Black Swan. It's holding my interest

— Oct 07, 2010 05:46PM Add a comment

Jim is on page 125 of 450 of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

— Oct 06, 2010 01:38PM Add a comment

Jim is on page 85 of 256 of Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

an engaging book.

— Oct 06, 2010 03:27AM Add a comment

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

Jim is on page 192 of 308 of The Fall (The Strain #2)

things aren't going well for our heroes

— Oct 03, 2010 04:13PM Add a comment

Jim is reading Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

http://www.totalpicture.com/shows/lea...

— Oct 03, 2010 04:42AM Add a comment

Jim is reading Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

The number of unchunked items one can remember without degradation is surprisingly 1. We can of course remember more than one but our ability to remember degrades with each one. Research from Nelson Cowan.

— Oct 03, 2010 03:48AM Add a comment

Jim is reading Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

Prioritizing involves understanding new ideas, remembering and inhibiting. It is the Triathalon of mental tasks.

— Oct 02, 2010 04:26AM Add a comment

Jim is reading Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

The task the brain work on use different amounts of energy a limited resource. If one searched through emails before seting priorities, one might not have enough energy left.

Priortize Prioritizing.

— Oct 02, 2010 04:10AM Add a comment

Jim is reading Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

The PFC can only think of one thing at a time. The PFC holds the thoughts that we generate. PFC is like the goldilocks of the brain. Everything needs to be just right.

— Oct 01, 2010 05:32PM Add a comment

Jim is reading Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

One of the best ways to improve mental performance is to understand the limitations of the brain.

— Oct 01, 2010 05:20PM Add a comment

Jim is on page 140 of 308 of The Fall (The Strain #2)

— Sep 30, 2010 03:30AM Add a comment

Jim is on page 105 of 308 of The Fall (The Strain #2)

good treadmill book

— Sep 28, 2010 06:10PM Add a comment

Jim is on page 65 of 308 of The Fall (The Strain #2)

— Sep 26, 2010 09:59AM Add a comment

Jim is on page 90 of 256 of Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization

— Sep 25, 2010 05:06AM Add a comment

Jim is on page 90 of 256 of Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization

disk 4

— Sep 25, 2010 05:06AM Add a comment

Jim is on page 12 of 308 of The Fall (The Strain #2)

In from the library 8). Vampires taking over

— Sep 25, 2010 03:39AM Add a comment

Jim is on page 70 of 256 of Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization

Starting Disk 3> Lactose tolerance DNA selected in peoples who had milk agriculture. Northern People light skin DNA selected so they could get Vitamin D from minimum sunlight.

— Sep 23, 2010 05:31PM Add a comment