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“Knowledge is limited,” Albert Einstein once said, “imagination encircles the world.” A new program at the CERN physics laboratory, home to the Large Hadron Collider, takes Einstein’s words as their […]
I write and tweet @DrDigipol about the intersection of politics and the digital. These days, digital touches everything. I suppose I could write about anything, then, but I tend to […]
Test writers should be challenged to address the fact that circumstances beyond your control influence how well you do a standardized test, says Shawn O'Connor. But you are not your score - and you have the power to improve your outcome.
So TRAVEL AND LEISURE has ranked the place where I teach eighth in the nation in terms of beauty. That's news, of course, to those who have the leisure to travel […]
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Shawn O'Connor takes on the collective myth you have just a certain ability to get a certain number on this test and that that cannot be changed.
When a country’s politicians can’t get their economic policies right, what’s a central banker to do? Though central banks are supposed to control inflation, that’s not always their only job. […]
Three female leaders share this year's Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in Liberia and Yemen. Many say the Nobel committee has returned to its roots after years of controversy.
In 2005, 45% of gay, lesbian, or bisexual youth attempted suicide in the US, compared with 8% of heterosexual youth. Some individuals have gone on the record to say that […]
To continue growing and maintain investor interest, Apple will look to overseas markets. For technological prowess, the company will rely on the management groomed by Steve Jobs.
Making art, says Singer-Songwriter Josh Ritter, is half of the artist’s job. The rest is hustling on its behalf – making sure the world hears it. (Exclusive, in-studio performance at the end of the article)
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In his Floating University lecture, Saul Levmore uses the housing bubble to describe TKTK
Sure, economics is about making money. But it's really about human behavior in general. In his Great Big Ideas lecture, University of Chicago professor Saul Levmore looks at the origins and tools of economics.
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In this selection from his Floating University lecture, Saul Levmore describes why economics is relevant. Sure, economics is about making money. But it's really about human behavior in general, he […]
When we habituate to something, our physical and psychological response becomes so used to it that whatever the “it” is stops being arousing.
Founder of the D.I.Y. jewelry company Stella and Dot, Jessica Herrin saw the need for action when her business began to fail. A quick reaction to bad times is what counts, she says.
Former Xerox C.E.O. and Chairman Anne Mulcahy says women should steer clear of companies that do not already have female board members. Is she right?
The very nature of business school is at odds with the idea of creating tomorrow's leaders, says Drew Hansen. M.B.A. students often lack the big picture as well as people skills.
My latest article has been posted on AlterNet, Conservatives Want America to be a "Christian Nation" -- Here's What That Would Actually Look Like. In it, I analyze the "Christian […]
Steve Jobs' death yesterday unloosed a torrent of well-deserved encomia to the man and his genius. Jobs' abundant talents as an engineer, designer, and capitalist are beyond dispute. But did […]