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I'm a 24 year-old writer, technologist, and entrepreneur. Graduated from MIT Engineering in 2009. Currently living in Boston, MA. Email me at: [Kevin] *at* [Vogel-Labs.com]
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Archive for April, 2010
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Notes from My BarCamp Talk: “Building the Boston Startup Community”
Posted on April 20, 2010 | View CommentsThis past saturday, I took a visit to my first BarCamp at the MIT Stata center. I gave a talk on "Building Boston's Startup Community". Here's the key points. -
The Marathon
Posted on April 19, 2010 | View CommentsEnjoy the Marathon. -
Disinterest is Costly
Posted on April 18, 2010 | View CommentsDoing something that doesn't interest us is much harder than something that does interest us. Disinterest is costly. -
Of all Media, Tweets Best Reflect Consciousness
Posted on April 17, 2010 | View CommentsI first thought Twitter was interesting when I realized it was basically a stream of consciousness. -
Who are the Creative Revolutionaries?
Posted on April 16, 2010 | View CommentsWho are the creative revolutionaries of our day? Who is changing our culture? Causing us to interact with the world and each other in completely different ways? -
Creativity is a Burden. And Society Will Always Resist Change.
Posted on April 15, 2010 | View CommentsIn a recent study (Creativity: Asset or Burden in the Classroom?), researchers looked at how personality traits associated with creativity were perceived by teachers. In short, while teachers claimed to value creativity, they did not like students that exhibited characteristics associated with creativity. Jonah Lehrer has a good discussion of the paper here: "Classroom Creativity." -
Founder Dialogues and the Entrepreneurial Story
Posted on April 14, 2010 | View CommentsThe Story of the Entrepreneur -
Bored? Need an Idea? Help Me Get Rid of Them!
Posted on April 13, 2010 | View CommentsOne of the greatest tragedies to me is the unbending constraint of time. There is so much great work that needs to be done and that could be done...if we only had more time.... -
How Coevolution Maintains Balance in the Universe
Posted on April 12, 2010 | View CommentsCoevolution is curious because it tangibly illustrates the age-old concept of balance in the universe. The existence of one object creates a role for the other. To go even further, I'd say coevolution describes the genesis (and maintenance) of this balance. Would there be a role for the Joker without Batman? Batman's existence completes the Joker. -
Learning is About Building Mental Models for Interpreting the World
Posted on April 10, 2010 | View CommentsImage via Wikipedia A short post for a quiet Saturday afternoon. Our education system is a failure. I think a lot about ways to improve it. When it comes to...
