The Not So Infinite Sea
August 17, 2009
William Shakespeare once penned: “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep. The more I give thee, the more I have, For both are infinite.” We are fast
Enterra Insights
Month: August 2009
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Of Diamonds and Dumps
August 14, 2009
Consumers rarely think about where the products they buy come from or where they end up when they are finally discarded. There is even less thought about the fate of people who
Update on Solar Energy
August 13, 2009
Anyone who follows U.S. politics knows that the Obama administration has tied much of its recovery program to breakthroughs in renewable energy. Part of its efforts to spur energy development involves the
The Future of Thorium
August 12, 2009
During his presidential campaign, Senator John McCain “laid out his vision for 100 new nuclear plants—45 of them to be built by 2030 [“Nuclear’s Tangled Economics,” by John Carey, BusinessWeek, 7 July
A Rose by Any Other Name Might Smell as Sweet, but Would It Sell? Consider the Slimehead
August 11, 2009
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the two fated lovers are trapped in a family feud not of their making. Juliet laments that Romeo is a Montague and not, like her, a
Turkey Renews Efforts to Seek Peace with the Kurds
August 10, 2009
Turkey occupies a unique position between Europe and the Middle East. For decades, its leaders were biased towards Europe and they worked hard to join the European Union only to have their
Pipelines, Oil, and Iraq’s Future
August 7, 2009
When the United States invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein, many people believed that Iraq’s oil sector would produce enough revenue to help pull it out of its economic doldrums. Those hopes
Pledges to Cooperate Following Elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
August 6, 2009
The recent elections in the Kurdistan region of Iraq were different than those held previously because they marked the emergence of a new contending political party [“Top Kurdish Parties Face Poll Challenge,”
African Ingenuity
August 5, 2009
We all know that you don’t have to be rich to be innovative. In fact, the old saw that claims necessity is the mother of invention applies more often to the poor
Asia’s Push for Clean Energy
August 4, 2009
President Obama was hoping that the stimulus package passed by Congress would be the key that would unlock the door to a cleaner energy future. He believed that green programs would create
