Category: history

Biggest myths in world history? Help a school teacher

What do you think are the biggest myths in world history? I’m trying to put together a good list…

Sloppy logic is fun to throw around and there are certain popular patterns of slop thrown around when talking…

My innovation hype detector went off in this NYT piece on the Kindle. The offending quote is as follows:…

There’s been buzz around two recent articles listing myths of innovation, one from CIO Insight and another from CEOForum,…

One perk of an independent life – I’m more free than most to travel the world and see amazing…

Of all the stories in the web world, the story of the Opera web browser is one of the…

Microsoft recently announced the end of the product known as Encarata. Way back in the day Encarta was cool.…

Working on a little list for inspiration. Do you know stories of companies that started, or thrived, during economic…

Here’s a good one from about this time last year: debunking thanksgiving myths. It’s a great example of how…

45 days to go. We’ve got wars, bailouts, and natural disaster zones galore. What’s the best way to decide…

I watched a great episode of PBS’s Nova the other night about the design of the Parthenon. Heard lots…

During research for the The Myths of Innovation I read many history books, particularly ones exploring popular falsehoods about…