Enrique Dans
On the effect of technology on people, companies and society
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If we want to prevent further environmental catastrophe, we need to change our economic model
If we want to prevent further environmental catastrophe, we need to change our economic model
Two accessible, easy-to-read, recent and indispensable articles by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz help visualize the absolutely…
Does screen time tell us anything useful?
Does screen time tell us anything useful?
In 2019, for the first time, American adults will spend more time in front of their smartphone than watching television, 3:43 hours…
At last: an end to obligatory password changes
At last: an end to obligatory password changes
For several years, I knowingly failed to comply with a corporate policy requiring a password change every few months. Being able to do so…
Could you survive without Gmail for six hours?
Could you survive without Gmail for six hours?
Google’s cloud crashed on Sunday and was down intermittently for about six hours, affecting Gmail, G Suite, Nest or YouTube, along with…
Why are we still arguing about open-plan offices?
Why are we still arguing about open-plan offices?
The arguments for and against open-plan offices continue, with no clear winner emerging. Some people find it impossible to concentrate in…
Now we know: behavioral ad targeting doesn’t work
Now we know: behavioral ad targeting doesn’t work
Academic research shows that advertising based on user behavior, for which advertisers usually pay around 2.68 times more, achieves a…
Why can’t traditional banks adapt to the internet?
Why can’t traditional banks adapt to the internet?
Over time, and helped by the fact that in our household, day-to-day finances are handled by my wife, I no longer have any contact with the…
Can we finally bid farewell to good old John Hancock?
Can we finally bid farewell to good old John Hancock?
Every now and then, usually in relation to some sorting out paperwork, we’re transported back to the last century and given the…