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Everything Is Oblivious

Duncan Watts, sociologist, conducted a study by setting up two versions of a garageband music download website. Both sites had the same songs available for download. The only difference was this, at one site users could see how many times … Continue reading

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Conventional Wisdom

According to conventional wisdom. . . Conventional : based on what is generally done, believed, or accepted. Wisdom : the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement. Generally, it’s obvious, you won’t find any wisdom in convention. There’s just … Continue reading

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