Dr. Frank Wilczek - Lightness of Being

Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Frank Wilchen, Nobel laureate and professor at MIT, about his latest book, "Lightness of Being," and how the recently activated Large Hadron Collider might confirm or dispel some of his most recent theories.

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Dr. Christian Weyer - Combined Diabetes Treatment

Gaining weight leads to increased risk of becoming a diabetic. Dr. Moira Gunn asks Dr. Christian Weyer, of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, to explain their new combined treatment for diabetes and obesity.

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Invalid State Error: What’s a Poor Person to Do?

So, the user had just booked their ticket and was choosing their seat assignments when, out of no where, comes this error message:

What should the user do with this little tidbit of information?
An “Invalid State Error” sounds like someone entered the wrong US state abbreviation, but the system a minute ago confirmed the reservation. [...]

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Preparing to Attend UI13: The Attendees Podcast

Folks, it’s just about that time… if it’s fall in New England, it must be the User Interface Conference. We are now in our thirteenth year of bringing together all walks of user experience and usability folks together from around the world.
This year, we thought we give our attendees a special UI13 advice podcast. The [...]

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UIEtips: The 3 Q’s for Great Experience Design

Here at User Interface Engineering, we’ve come up with three questions to help us determine if a team will produce designs that deliver great experiences. Teams that answer the questions positively, in our research, are more likely to succeed with great experiences.
What I think makes these questions magical is their diagnostic quality. From their [...]

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