Associate's Mind

  As bandwidth has increased, so has internet users consumption of video. So over the past month, I’ve been cranking out videos about legal issues as a bit of an experiment. It took awhile for me to work it out and they’re still a bit rough – but they are steadily getting better (I hope). The big problem was [...]

  It’s a little rough around the edges, but here is a video on encryption, US border crossings, and electronic devices. It’s based off of this post from about year ago about the USA v. Cotterman case. I put it together as an experiment as I think video probably has a larger reach than 3000 word breakdowns [...]

When you search, do you get the same results as someone 5 blocks away? 5 miles? 500 miles? Do you filter your Facebook feed or does it do it for you…based on your friends political orientations? Be sure to avoid group-think. Develop a Red Team that will challenge your ideas. Expose yourself to differing, even offensive opinions. [...]

Today is a red letter day…for science. Nearly 60 years ago, James D. Watson and Francis Crick introduced the modern concept of the double helix formation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). On this very same day, the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, which identified and mapped the approximately 20,000–25,000 genes of the human genome. [...]

Fresh out of law school with that six figure debt? Looking at your income, bills, loan payments, etc. and wondering how to manage it all? I have the perfect personal financial system for you. If that’s not clear enough:  

I’m really looking forward to this book.

…I hope none of you graduated during this awful period or are about to graduate. If you did, sit down while you read this. The starting salary for people graduating during this recession will be, on average, 17.5% lower than that of comparable peers graduating in better labor markets, according to a study by a [...]

Wharton Professor Peter Cappelli talks about ways younger supervisors can manage older workers productively. H/T to Entry-Level Rebel.