Labor Day in America 2009
September 7, 2009
With unemployment rates pushing double digits in some American states, this Labor Day is not as happy as it could be. The day was set aside to honor those who labor to
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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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Actions Speak Louder than Words
September 4, 2009
President Obama has made a point of trying to improve relations with the Muslim world. Admiral Michael Mullen, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, agrees that those relations need to
Urban Farmers
September 3, 2009
In a recent post entitled New Approach to Food Security Applauded, I discussed how leaders from the G8 countries are supporting a new approach to agriculture aimed at strengthening local food production
Disaster Planning
September 2, 2009
In an earlier post entitled Plans vs. Planning, I quoted the late President and 5-star General, Dwight D. Eisenhower, who remarked: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are
It’s All in Your Head
September 1, 2009
In a post I entitled The Amazing Mind, I referenced an op-ed piece by David Brooks that lauded the value of good old-fashioned traits like hard work and tenacity [“Genius: The Modern
Visualizing a Better World
August 31, 2009
Nowadays an oft-heard complaint is that we are being bombarded with so much data that we are being overloaded. Humankind has always struggled with how to make sense of the world around
New Approach to Food Security Applauded
August 28, 2009
In post entitled Food Crisis and Recession, I discussed the fact that at the last G8 summit leaders of developed countries announced a new approach to global food security by pledging to
Brazil Sits on the Cusp of Recovery
August 27, 2009
Recently Japan, France, and Germany reported that their economies had once again started to grow. The growth rates weren’t high, but the fact that their economies were no longer shrinking indicated that
The Changing World of International Relations
August 26, 2009
In a post written shortly before the Obama administration came to office [Transforming U.S. Foreign Policy], I observed that sweeping changes in the way the U.S conducts its foreign policy seemed to
The Ups and Downs of Microfinance
August 25, 2009
I first started blogging about microfinance in November 2006 in a post about programs that work in fighting poverty [Programs that Fight Poverty]. In a subsequent post entitled Financing the Poor, I
