December 2006
The Virtual Lie Detector and skype
About a year ago I wrote about US Department of Defense plans to develop a lie detector that can be used without the subject knowing they are being assessed. It now looks like Skype may be getting in on the lie detector game too.
The Christmas Truce: Spontaneous cooperation
The Christmas Truce is the true story of how British and German soldiers in the trenches on Christmas Eve 1914 called a truce and celebrated Christmas Day by singing carols, exchanging gifts and playing football together.
New Bioteams Video by Robert Scoble
Many Thanks to Robert Scoble of Scoble Show fame for producing a brand new 15 minute video interview on the basics of bioteams and how it can be applied in organisational teams.
Penguins reveal the true essence of bioteams
Many people have been enchanted by the amazing video “The March of the Penguins” and most know that they have no leader. However few people go on to ask the obvious next question “If they have no leader then how do they know where to go?”....
Surviving boring meetings: think about football, food or underwear
The UK guardian, reports that business meetings in the UK have become so boring that most participants totally mentally check out.
The economics of cooperation
Humans and other animals share a heritage of economic tendencies - including cooperation, repayment of favours and resentment at being short-changed according to an article by Frans B. M. de Waal in Scientific American, April 2005 issue







