whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Prediction Markets for the Poor
(Analysis/Analysis)

...loyees, discovered that a new software product wouldn’t ship on time despite assurances from their more mainstream consultants. Google and Microsoft also use such tools to allow their employees...

2. The errors of selection and confirmation bias
(Analysis/Analysis)

...rows tired of the repetition? In a competitive market, consumers have choice. There are alternatives to the mainstream press. Sagoodnews.co.za and sarocks.com both provide a forum for non-stop happ...

3. Netscape, the Internet and Creative Destruction
(Analysis/Analysis)

...58. This priced the company at $2.7 billion. It was the beginning of an era. Netscape introduced the first mainstream graphic interface web-browser and, with their listing, started the Dot Com boom...

4. Science gone wrong: when self-delusion leads to death
(Analysis/Analysis)

It's popular to loathe mainstream pharmaceutical companies. Big Pharma has been accused of profiteering at the expense of the poor. Of not doing enough to find solutions to the diseases of the p

5. The future of newspapers II: of shock-jocks and self-made media-stars
(Analysis/Analysis)

.... In the second part of our interview with Gavin O'Reilly, we continue our analysis of the future of the mainstream media. O'Reilly is the Group Chief Operating Officer of Independent News a...

6. Racial arguments muddy human rights and the ending of poverty
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ibed a failing country thus:  “The country was paralysed by a sense of terminal decline.  The mainstream left was beholden to its militants, union friends and class warriors.  Pol...

7. Is the $ 100 laptop no more than a really expensive light-bulb?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...There are many technological breakthroughs in the $ 100 laptop that I hope will be introduced into commercial mainstream notebooks – using them as a light-bulb isn’t high on my list. Ther...

8. Poverty: when second best isn't good enough
(Analysis/Analysis)

...then you don't risk it on some untried product. You spend it on the tried and tested and reliable: famous mainstream brands. Being this value conscious the poor residents of Gugulethu quickly real...