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Ph.D. & Postdoc positions in Zurich

In June, I am moving to the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich, Switzerland. We have several vacancies for doctoral students (law and…

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New Book: Eye of the Storm Leadership

A few years ago, my friend Peter Adler hosted a meeting on Capitol Hill entitled "Political Courage and the Power of Bridge-Building" that involved so…

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How Google and eBay Act Like Nations

Michael S. Malone on the ABC News website: "So, what do I think these stories have in common? They beautifully capture just how the nature of companies has…

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Spotlight on Patent Claim Construction

An ongoing project reviews patent claim construction orders adding the salient features into a thesaurus of claim constructions.  Additionally, I characterize t…

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SXSW - Sexual Privacy Online

I attended the Sexual Privacy On Line panel at SXSW yesterday. Violet Blue moderated with panelists Jonathan Moore, Zoe Margolis, John D’Addario, and Jason Schu…

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The Death of the Phone

Matthew Yglesias today: "Megan Hustad bemoans the decline of the phone call as a tool of business... Apparently she learned vital skills while eavesdroppi…