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In a recent online discussion with the ABV team for the pilot, I talked about being distracted by opportunities for visibility instead of focusing on community-building. One team member shot back, "I disagree." He pointed out that visibility is important because if no one knows about, say, a blog, the chance to even build an…

Heard an interview on NPR last week with a PhD economist who does stand up comedy. His jokes incorporate his knowledge of economics. Just goes to show that boundary crossers create new niches all the time. Click here for the interview.

I have Brian Schmidt to thank for the songs that my sons hum on the way to school. Schmidt works for Microsoft and has composed music for more than 120 interactive games, including John Madden Football, Jurassic Park, and the Star Wars Trilogy. Just how do you get a job like that? Schmidt has bachelor’s…

I’m still in aloha mode, after returning from Maui last week and listening to the recording of What a Wonderful World by "Iz" on my iPod this morning. To spread some of the joy, here’s the YouTube video of Iz singing Over the Rainbow. It’s a great way to start the day (or end it.)…

"I like to move in the fringes of established fields, where totally different fields interact. That’s where opportunities are." –Phil Messersmith, professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University. Messersmith, who has an undergraduate degree in life sciences, a master’s degree in bioengineering, and a PhD in materials science is the inventor of "geckel," an adhesive…