Archive: Innovation
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Robots and Scientific Innovation
Robots and automated systems have become an important, yet controversial and misunderstood phenomenon. Due to the lack of understanding of robots and robolaw, innovation and consumer acceptance is be
Categories: 2014, The Gnovis Blog
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The Politics of Manufacturing
A few weeks after the re-election of President Obama, discussions are now turning to the next four years and what can be done to improve the economy. Politicians are focused on the fiscal cliff and
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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A Conversation on Affirmative Action – Part 1
[caption id="attachment_6395" align="aligncenter" width="607"] Harvard Law Review Board of Editors, Volume 29, 1915-1916. Image from the Harvard Law School Library.[/caption] A friend of mine at Harva
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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A New Look at Urban Street Design
As we try to find more efficient and environmentally-friendly ways to live, we are tasked with rethinking the ways in which we design and use infrastructure and public space. The National Association
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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The Big and the Small of It
[caption id="attachment_6216" align="aligncenter" width="290"] Photo courtesy of Flickr user trawin.[/caption] While studying criminology in college I became captivated by a concept called the Broken
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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User-Centered Innovation
Several announcements in the technology realm recently have emphasized how strongly consumers can influence both perceptions of products and products themselves. This demonstrates that society ofte
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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End of an Era
March 15, 2012 signifies an important date for the development of ‘creativity:’ the discontinuation of the printed version of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Dale Hoiberg, Editor-i
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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A Digital Ode to Printed Books
The Internet is abuzz with a familiar combination of outrage, scorn, and satisfaction since the release of the official nominations for the highly coveted 84th Academy Awards on Monday. I am one of t
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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A Play on Innovation
The success behind Shear Madness, America’s longest running play, does not simply lie in its witty dialogue. Nor does it reside in the fact that we are all, to some extent, intrigued by a mystery and
Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog