Debunking election & social media myths
Sinan Aral takes a look at some common myths swirling around social media and the upcoming election, and examines their validity.
Sinan Aral takes a look at some common myths swirling around social media and the upcoming election, and examines their validity.
MIT prof. Deborah Ancona speaks about the Immunity to Change...It’s hard, but you can change when you understand it.
"We might assume that history has little to teach us about navigating our current situation of technological disruption. In fact..."
"Over time, the weather eventually becomes more favorable. Unfortunately, the climate is not going to change back to what used to be."
"Overall, our analysis suggests that Uber alters labor market dynamics by increasing the pool of easily accessible short-term jobs."
“Their analytical advantage is most significant with this mass market, where traditional banking models are most inaccessible.”
In tech, commodities don't come with high-profit margins. So IBM started dipping its toe into the cloud business.
Last April, states began to sporadically reopen their economies after weeks of being shut down. The uncoordinated reopening caused chaos.
Barbara Wixom and co-author write: "Delivering actioned analytics is now within reach of most companies, not just seasoned, data-intensive ones."
Prof. John Sterman joins me to discuss tools for informed decision-making for climate change policy.