We are entering the era of the Internet Super Company. eBay chief executive Meg Whitman’s words to the Financial Times certainly alluded to that path, without admitting to any near-term plans from her company.
Dinosaurs’ Mothers Win: Eat Your Vegetables
Scientists discovered a new species of feathered dinosaur. The dinosaur, related to the infamous velociraptor, paid attention to its mother and ate its vegetables. The new species would appear to be one of the missing puzzle pieces in the history of dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs Are Cool: Especially in New York
Dinosaurs are cool. Just ask my mom and my niece, Elizabeth. They love the things. I think they’ve seen Jurassic Park one to many times but what do I know. I do know that New York has a groovy new exhibit opening this month utilizing a lot of technologies they’ve not played with before.
Got Any Modern-Day Dinosaurs at Your Office? Examples of Reptilian Behavior in the Workplace
The reptilian brain, our oldest brain, operates at the level of survival instinct. It’s the life of easy choices — Can I eat it? Will it eat me? Can I mate with it? This brain regulates basic life functions, generates strong primitive emotions needed for survival (lust, fear, aggression, disgust), doesn’t take orders, and is so far away from “executive central” (the neocortex) it doesn’t even know we have one. It is also the seat of addiction; you don’t use it, it uses you until and unless you get conscious and learn some EQ. Unmanaged it results in “poor judgment,” so increase your awareness and EQ to learn how to incorporate this vital but sometimes troublesome source of knowledge into your life.