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A conversation with the Harvard Business School professor.
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Companies can create an oxytocin-led positive feedback loop, bettering employees and business while making customers happier—or they can lead their business into a downward spiral.
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Nations where trust is high have effective governments, very tight social structures, and better interactions among people—they also have higher incomes and greater growth.
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Oxytocin levels in the brain have been linked to trust among individuals, opening up a range of research on their societal implications under the new discipline of neuroeconomics.
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A conversation with the Claremont Graduate University economics professor.
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The differences between online and in-person dating have important and far-reaching implications for the way we think about ourselves and each other.
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Analyzing OkCupid’s vast store of behavioral data yields some interesting—and perhaps counterintuitive—advice for online daters.
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As a result of its dataset, OKCupid is in a unique position to comment on dating and relationships in our culture.
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With marketplace businesses, you want to make entry and exit as efficient as possible. Putting up a pay wall is the exact opposite of what you should be doing
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OkCupid records and publishes data on the interactions, profiles, and preferences of its members. This information has plenty of implications for the social-scientific quest to understand human behavior.
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A conversation with the co-founder of OKCupid.
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Speaker Quinn is most inspired by the idea that individuals can make a difference.
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Beyond doing their job well, traditionally marginalized people need to view their differences as assets, not problems, says Speaker Quinn.
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New York City Council Speaker and potential candidate for Mayor Christine Quinn came out to another openly gay politician, while riding the subway.
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In response to an increase in anti-LGBT hate crimes, the New York City Council is spearheading public school initiatives to teach children tolerance.
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Mayor Bloomberg has brought a diversity of experience to City Hall, says the council speaker. Asked if she’ll be vying for his job in 2013, she simply says she’s focused […]
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“Internationally, there are lots of folks who want to come here, but the reality of the lack of immigration reform on the federal level actually makes it harder for companies […]
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Hospitality is just one of many industries that could make New York less reliant on Wall Street tax dollars, says Speaker Quinn.
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A conversation with the Speaker of the New York City Council.
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A conversation with the feminist activist.