But for knowledge workers whose jobs involve collaboration, the right technology can make a big difference.
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Our parents have to instill a sense of excellence and a thirst for knowledge.
"Celera is going to be a central, pivotal place for knowledge models, " Broder says.
Answers gives companies the ability to make their products a hub for knowledge exchange.
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For knowledge-based workers, comfortable areas encouraging collaboration may be more important than expensive office space.
Synovate gave consumers Cs for knowledge about battery cars and hybrids, and a D on plug-in hybrids.
Nonetheless, many executives have a hazy understanding of what it takes to bolster productivity for knowledge workers.
This second round of funding indicates confidence in the long-term viability of an online marketplace for knowledge.
But, as with Logie Baird, the search for knowledge seems to have been more important than money.
Video is emerging as a powerful medium for knowledge, community building, live events, niche media, and education.
Mr Deutsch is firmly of the opinion that science is infinite, as is the human thirst for knowledge.
He differed from others who were satisfied with a steady income: He also had a thirst for knowledge.
Surrounded by whales and dolphins, Quest soon succumbs to Earle's infectious enthusiasm and insatiable thirst for knowledge through exploration.
There is a hunger for knowledge, an insistence on excellence, a reverence for science and math and technology and learning.
He believes the change has largely been driven by technology, which increased the demand for knowledge-based workers and technical training.
While libraries have always been known for knowledge through books, the skilled people side of the equation is a natural fit.
Yet the human thirst for knowledge ultimately cannot be satisfied by even the most vivid pictures or the most detailed measurements.
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All intellectual property violates the efficiency rule that price should equal marginal cost of reproduction, which for knowledge is nearly zero.
It uses its World Network of Biosphere Reserves as vehicles for knowledge-sharing, research and monitoring, education and training, and participatory decision-making.
Certainly, CNN's partnership is a big step forward for us, giving TED exposure to a vast global audience hungry for knowledge that matters.
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We hire for knowledge and skill, but we try to determine if a job applicant is a good match in less tangible ways.
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Michael McCaughan, head curator at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum said the website was proof of the continuing fascination for knowledge about the Titanic.
More and more, our organizations will become a network-of-networks: people who stay connected with one another and reach out for knowledge or expertise when needed.
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Interestingly, Gruber immediately references the 1987 Apple video for Knowledge Navigator.
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Its gimmick: Cuil (named after the Irish word for knowledge) organizes its results into broad buckets, unlike Google or its competitors, which simply offer a list.
Cambridge University was founded not to increase a passion for knowledge, but to serve as a refuge for misbehaving students chased off by the citizens of Oxford.
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But the other part of it is it's not just making sure your kids are doing their homework, it's also instilling a thirst for knowledge and excellence.
Bigelow and Whitney are confident that cinema audiences have a thirst for knowledge about volatile regions like Iraq and Afghanistan that goes beyond what is reported on the news.
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