Category: Technology

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. 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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Making a Call from Mount Everest

Conservative business analyst Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., asserts, “Except for computers and the Internet, the idea that we’re experiencing rapid technological progress is a myth.” [“Technology = Salvation,” Wall Street Journal, 9

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Living in a "Nano" World

When people hear the term nanotechnology, they either think of a brighter future helped along through the introduction of new materials or a gloomy one in which molecular manufacturing (MM) destroys the

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Update on Malware

Last month on Election Day, I posted a blog entitled Public/Private Partnerships in Cyberspace that discussed efforts aimed at increasing Internet security. New York Times‘ technology columnist John Markoff reports that, despite

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The Future of Desalination

In a recent post, I discussed efforts to harness the power of the ocean’s waves to generate electricity [Harnessing the Power of Waves]. Scientists and engineers are also looking to the oceans

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The Social Side of Technology

The very word “technology” has a certain cold, hard ring to it. Say the word aloud and people conjure up images of computers, machines, and robots. They think about plastic and metal

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