A Warning from Carl Sagan

(12/16/2013) This is a video originally aired on "Charlie Rose" in 1996. Carl Sagan, as an outstanding scientist and astronomer, gave us a warning about that general public not knowing science and technology. He said "We live on an age that based on sciences and technologies... if we general public does not understand sciences and technologies ... who is making all the decisions about sciences and technologies are going to determine what kind of future our children will live in."

I think what Sagan said applies to business operations too. Now the business financial and tax manipulations are so complicated, not even financial experts can figure out what's really going on. Same as the global supply chain. The consumers are so far and alienated from the real suppliers, they do not know how their purchasing decisions form the global labor and production division and show less interest to know the complexity too.

Most Advanced Data Storage, Processing and Accessing in the World

(10/18/2013) Do you know which field has the most advanced data storage, processing and accessing technology in the world? It is in the scientific research of the Universe. Each day, there are "700 terabytes of data are expected to rush in" and collected. Definitely, we are in a 'world' with significant details that have more than we can conceptualize and understand. Can we really comprehend the whole universe with so much data to process? How much more details we need to know the Universe? I wonder what the most 'efficient' way to probe the Universe is.

How Do Fish Swim in Schools?

(9/18/2013) When I was in the army in Taiwan, I always wondered how clumsy we are to form an array without being shouted. Human are not that well coordinated. I always wonder how fish or birds swim or fly in school so swiftly. Now the science may find the answer: it is in the genes. When I watched BBC's documentary - Blue Planet, I realized that this is small fish's survival strategy. If we see the whole school of fish (instead of individual fish) as an entity, then swimming in schools will guarantee the maximal amount of survivals after being attacked by predators. Are we human beings the same as fish? Can we survive without cooperating with others?