Tackling the topic of neuromarketing for Fast Company magazine, our author finds himself talking to the CEO of top neuromarketing firm NeuroFocus, and wonders how much can Pradeep really tell from his brain scan. I'm in a ballroom inside New York's Marriot Marquis at the 75th annual Advertising Research Foundation conference, meeting with A.K. Pradeep, founder and CEO of NeuroFocus, a Berkeley, CA-based research firm that analyzes brain waves to reveal what consumers really want.
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Feed SubscriptionIs There a Silver Lining for the Environment in Cloud Computing?
Compared to familiar climate-saving programs that aim to stuff greenhouse gases into the ground or harness the power of the wind, ideas like "cloud computing" are hard to penetrate. Still, the practice is gaining attention as the information technology (IT) industry promotes it as a tool to save both energy and money. [More]
Read More »PGT: Golf still seeking a dominating player
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Read More »How Dangerous Is It to Use Cyanide to Catch Fish?
Dear EarthTalk : I heard of a practice called cyanide fishing, which is used mostly to collect aquarium specimens, but I understand it is also used to catch fish we eat. Isn’t this very unhealthy? --Phil Seymour, Albany, N.Y.
Read More »Londoners vow to defend themselves against rioters
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Read More »GolfChannel: Tiger has a bounce in his step
GolfChannel: Tiger Woods is pain-free now and talking about fun, and his swing coach sees a player who is executing shots and not thinking about it too much.
Read More »Sleep apnea-dementia link revealed in new study
Study of older women shows that those with apnea twice as likely to experience cognitive decline
Read More »GolfChannel: Tiger won’t bite on Williams (video)
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Read More »PGT: Tiger says winless but healthy season still a success
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Read More »Generating Electricity From Buried Carbon
Jamming carbon deep underground has long been a proposed solution to our emissions problems, but it's expensive and rarely used. Now we can use the Earth's heat to make that gas work for us. Geothermal power production and CO2 storage are both well-known practices in the energy world: one generates power from thermal energy that is generated and stored in the Earth, and the other is used to store CO2 from coal-fired power plants (or other dirty industrial plants) to prevent the greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere.
Read More »New date rape drink detector gets rocky reception
Experts caution that drug-detecting senor could give false sense of security
Read More »Disney Reinvents The Vibrator … For Sensational Movies And Gaming
Disney Research has come up with a new technology so
Read More »Tiger takes the high road
PGT: Tiger Woods says he congratulated Steve Williams and Adam Scott on their Bridgestone win.
Read More »Not me! 22 cities that volunteer least
Volunteers enjoy multiple health benefits, but citizens of some cities don't seem to be getting the message
Read More »Garbage in, Energy out: Turning Trash into Biofuel
Edmonton is Canada's chief oil city as well as the capital of Alberta, the province that hosts the bulk of the country's tar sands . Given the expense of converting this mix of dirt and heavy oils to more usable petroleum products, the province is not keen on alternative fuels.
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