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...pedestrian flow (an unconscious art form) and highway traffic snarls (caused by hiccups of human reaction time--"a single driver who's too ready to hit the brakes can slow down an entire highway"). Surowiecki describes a 1958 experiment in which a group of law students from New Haven, Conn., were asked to consider this scenario: You have to meet someone in New York City but don't know where to meet him or when. You cannot talk to the other person ahead of time. Where do you go, and when? The collective wisdom overwhelmingly answered: the Grand Central Terminal...
...literature of South Asia! It is difficult to convey the beauty and creative power of the subcontinent to my American friends, most of whom barely know where South Asia is located. It's time they learned about my culture and the irresistible tunes in Bollywood musicals. MONIKA MATHUR Southbury, Conn...
Google's IPO filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week removed the cloak from the secretive company's financial health, and the numbers dazzled. "We were amazed," says Kathy Smith, an analyst at Renaissance Capital, an IPO-research firm based in Greenwich, Conn. "We never expected to see such a large, profitable company." Google is used by more than 100 million people a month and sells text-based ads that Web surfers actually want. Revenues are just a third less than Yahoo's. The company expects to raise $2.7 billion from the IPO, which would make...
Hindsight is always 20/20, and unless we elect a President with ESP, there will always be mistakes to learn from. ORLANDO ASHAH JR. Bridgeport, Conn...
...fresh approach to philanthropy is making community giving hip--and affordable--for young adults. Concerned about an aging donor base, more than a dozen community foundations, from Hartford, Conn., to Albuquerque, N.M., are trying to attract the 25- to 45-year-old set through groups called future funds. Members pool their money--anywhere from $125 to $1,000--and then study proposals and award grants. So far, the idea is paying off, drawing dollars into community initiatives while priming young professionals for big-bucks giving down the line. Members often prefer start-up projects or edgy endeavors--as in Greensboro...