Author name: Dan Pink

On April 7 at Noon, US Eastern time, I’ll be doing a live web presentation about the key ideas in A Whole New Mind. To join us, sign up here. The web conference is free, thanks to the good people at Microsoft Live Meeting. All you need is a web browser, a phone, and an […]

Doubtful. But today’s Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece headlined, “Even Tech Execs Can’t Get Kids To Be Engineers.” (Click here if you have a subscription. Or look at page B1 of the print edition.) One father says his 19-year-old son won’t follow his footsteps into an electrical engineering career. Why? “He tells me

If you’re stuck in traffic tonight, turn your radio to the left side of the dial and listen to “On Point” from WBUR in Boston. I’ll be flogging, er, discussing A Whole New Mind beginning at 8pm eastern time.

Very interesting post about “narrativism” and the importance of story on the trendspotting website, PSFK.

Some readers interested in the ear temperature, hemisphere study wanted to know how scientists took the measurements. Here’s the photo that ran with the story:

Want to know which side of the brain you’re using? Just check the temperature of your inner ear. New research out of Australia, published just this week, shows that “the temperature inside the left ear goes down when the left side of the brain is activated and the temperature of the right ear goes down

The folks over at 800-CEO-READ have assigned several smart people to review A Whole New Mind. Check out what they have to say on the 8CR blog. Some of the comments made me grin, others made me wince.

My home state of Ohio is trying to turn itself into a hotbed of videogame publishing, reports The Wall Street Journal