Getting In Sync

On December 23, 2010 By

Here’s a fascinating video showing how the coupling of 5 metronomes via a common, fluid base pulls the metronomes into sync:

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BusinessWeek.com Gets Smart

On December 25, 2009 By

Very cool. Our very own ThoughtOffice was mentioned in a recent blog on BusinessWeek.com by Dr. Richard Mammone of Rutgers University. Dr. Mammone’s blog post is entitled “Humility and the Successful Startup”, and he offers a number of useful suggestions to budding entrepreneurs.

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An Hour in the Shower…

On December 22, 2009 By

The shower is such a natural place to brainstorm. The pink noise (see the video for Kaki King’s rendition of that sound… brilliant!), the cocoon-like warmth, the echoes, the absence of digital media to distract us. My greatest challenge has been remembering and then capturing shower brainstorms so they could actually be put into action.

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A Different Kind Of Sound

On December 22, 2009 By

The folks over at Wired Magazine (a perennial favorite at ThoughtOffice Towers) have put together a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the soundtrack for a new video game, Infamous, due out soon. Check out the video.

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Linguistic Phenom on Phonemes…

On September 5, 2007 By

OK, so that’s a bit of a tongue twister. It’s supposed to be. Really. Erin McKean is one gal who makes language FUN with a capital PH!

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