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'Blink' author: How to make better business decisions

'Blink' author: How to make better business decisions

At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, the author of The Tipping Point and Blink tells security professionals that too much information can impair judgement. As an example, he said emergency room doctors are much better at diagnosing chest pain accurately when they have only four data points (chest pain, instability, fluid in the lungs, and an electrocardiogram) instead of when they take into account factors such as patient age and whether the patient smokes.

April 11, 2008

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Mitch Kapor: Software tales from Lotus 1-2-3 to 'Second Life'

Mitch Kapor: Software tales from Lotus 1-2-3 to 'Second Life'

In this Super Techies interview, software veteran Mitch Kapor talks with ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber about his career as a tech entrepreneur. Kapor discusses his early work at Lotus Development, creating the most ubiquitous business tool of its time; sparring with tech titans Bill Gates and Steve Jobs; and his current role as chairman of the board at Linden Lab, creator of the virtual community Second Life.

February 11, 2008