“The Dalai Lama challenged me - he said, 'Why can't you use technological tools to study kindness and compassion?” SaidUseCompassionKindnessTechnologyStudyToolsTechnologicalKindness And CompassionLamaDalai Author:Richard Davidson
“Distractions are everywhere. And with the always-on technologies of today, they take a heavy toll on productivity. One study found that office distractions eat an average 2.1 hours a day. Another study, published in October 2005, found that employees spent an average of 11 minutes on a project before being distracted. After an interruption it takes them 25 minutes to return to the original task, if they do at all.” IfsTodayFoundHoursTechnologyStudyMinutesReturnOfficeProjectsTasksOriginalsAverageHeavyProductivityEmployeeDistractionDistractedOctoberTollsInterruptions Author:David Rock
“People Propose, Science Studies, Technology Conforms.” PeopleTechnologyStudyConformPropose Author:Donald A. Norman
“Should an anthropologist or a sociologist be looking for a bizarre society to study, I would suggest he come to Ulster. It is one of Europe's oddest countries. Here, in the middle of the twentieth century, with modern technology transforming everybody's lives, you find a medieval mentality that is being dragged painfully into the eighteenth century by some forward-looking people.” PeopleShouldCountryTechnologyStudyModernMiddleCenturyEuropeMentalityIrelandBizarreTwentieth CenturyTransformingMedievalAnthropologistsSociologistsModern TechnologyUlster Author:Bernadette Devlin
“Modern brain-scan technology has revealed that each person shapes a completely unique brain. Other studies have documented the amazing regenerative ability of the brain, which can be reshaped by the power of your mind to bring you the world you desire. Knowing that, the obvious question arose: Why not use your mind to create the brain you want, using conscious choice?” WorldWantMindPersonsUseDesireChoicesAbilityBrainTechnologyKnowingStudyModernShapesUniqueConsciousObviousWhy NotWant U Author:Deepak Chopra
“My graduate studies were carried out at the California Institute of Technology.” InspirationalFunnyTechnologyStudyCaliforniaGraduatesGraduationInstitute Author:Kenneth G. Wilson
“Attention deficit is no longer the supposed domain of Generation Y's who were brought up on a diet of social media and new technology. A recent study revealed 65 percent of 55-64 year olds surf, text and watch television simultaneously.” YearsSocialAttentionWatchesTechnologyStudyGenerationsMediaTelevisionPercentSocial MediaDietsDomainDeficitNew TechnologySurfGeneration Y Author:Kevin Kelly
“A variety of national and international studies indicate that the broad-based deployment of information technology can have a substantial impact on our nation's economic productivity and growth as well as the educational and social success of our citizens.” WellsNationsSocialGrowthTechnologyStudyEconomicInformationCitizensImpactInternationalEducationalProductivityVarietyBroadsInformation TechnologyDeploymentInternet Technology Author:Tim Holden
“Technology is going to transform people's lives and society everywhere in the world. I spend most of my time studying new technologies. My main task is to understand what's going on and try to see where we can fit in.” PeopleWorldTryingTechnologyStudyFitTasksMy TimeNew Technology Author:Carlos Slim