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Published: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 13:00 It was Groundhog Day last Friday, and fortunately neither Dirk nor I saw our shadows. Early springs for everyone! Take a gander at what we showed you instead: “Millions, Billions, Trillions: How to Make Sense of Numbers in the News” “GM Seeks U.S. Approval for Car With No Steering Wheel” Every day, it seems, there’s more news demonstrating the relentless approach of widely adopted autonomous vehicles. In this piece, GM demonstrates its design for a car without a steering wheel, and reveals ambitious plans to put a fleet of self-driving taxis on the road before the end of next year. “In Defense of Fuzzy Thinking” This piece from popular contributor Harish Jose demonstrates that Boolean logic ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. Rather than “black” and “white,” “yes” or “no,” and “true” vs. “false,” real insight (not to mention continuous improvement) is often found in the gray areas between absolute choices. “The Three Dilemmas of Data Gathering” There are some real ethical dilemmas about how companies gather, analyze, and monetize the wealth of online information that all of us leave behind each and every day. Have we put enough thought into the implications of our digital fingerprints? Off-Script: Groundhog Day In honor of Bill Murray’s opus, we have a little fun with the quality arguments that just keep coming up again and again and again and... You can check out our next episode of Quality Digest Live on Friday, Feb. 9, either via our home page or our special player page. See you then! Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, Mike Richman is the principal at Richman Business Media Consulting.Inside Quality Digest Live for Feb. 2, 2018
Thinking about numbers and more
If you’re number-challenged (like moi), you’ll enjoy this piece from Andrew Hwang, a mathematics professor at the College of Holy Cross. Hwang finds a simple and elegant way to quickly communicate the relative value of massive figures.
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