The Myths of Innovation

I think that as PhD students and Researchers the single most important thing we should care about is innovation.

I found this (long) talk very inspiring. The focus is not on technology but on how innovation works.

Check it out and tell me what you think.

Wolfram on Wolfram Alpha

You've probably already heard about this new "Computational Knowledge Engine" which should ideally compute answers to your questions.

This post is just to inform you that next week (Wednesday June the 24th, h. 15:00) the CEO and founder of the company behind all this (guess what? his name is S. Wolfram!) will be giving a talk in Pisa (at CNR - ISTI).

If you wish to attend you should sign-up here.

God Exists (and Gödel proved it)

Maybe someone will have the kindness to translate this for us, so we will know if we need to start praying.

For the rest of us wikipedia can help.

Buonanotte.

TEST Google Calendar

Dear all,

this is the link to our new calendar for conferences and deadlines.
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=va0vgsf61cje46r141blruq8g0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe/Rome.

A different, very interesting point of view on education.
Think about it...

New year, new courses, same life

In remembrance of Spatorras and the lectures in cnr.

I leave you the sweet burden to translate it :)

Recession

I found this comic very very actual, althoug nobody of us will admit it...

Here a harsh article from "ilSole24Ore" which points out that with our scholarship we earn a kilogram of bread per hour, like peons in '46-Italy.

Meditate, folks, meditate!!