From Scientific Learning to Dakim

By Alvaro Fernandez | February 21, 2008

Two inter­est­ing com­pa­ny press releas­es, one yes­ter­day one today, show­ing how cog­ni­tive inter­ven­tions may be help­ful no mat­ter our age, from kids to seniors, as long as we under­stand what those “tools” are sup­posed to do and don’t expect, or are promised, mir­a­cles: Dakim® , Inc. Secures $10.6 Mil­lion Series C Fund­ing Led by Galen…

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Brain Exercise for the Frontal lobes: the McKinsey Mind

By Alvaro Fernandez | May 1, 2007 |

My first full-time job was as a strate­gic con­sul­tant at McK­in­sey & Com­pa­ny. A very intense 2‑year learn­ing expe­ri­ence. Their Alum­ni News Ser­vice recent­ly inter­viewed me and pub­lished this great arti­cle on Sharp­Brains. The writer does a superb job of pro­vid­ing an overview of what we do, so I rec­om­mend you read it. I’d like…

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