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Communication
You can learn an awful lot about people, culture, and politics by studying R.
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It just takes one “yes.” Wharton professor Jonah Berger shares his three tips for getting what you want from others.
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Bo Seo, Esther Perel, and Dan Shapiro share their tips for arguing better.
After my father died, my journey of rediscovery began with the Czech language.
“Feedback is a gift,” is an easy bumper sticker to apply, but a harder philosophy to put into execution in your real life.
The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.
Hermann Minkowski called Einstein a "lazybones" with a "not very solid" education. Less than 10 years later, he would eat his words.
AI-powered voice technology is poised to revolutionize the ways we do business.
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There are 3 key principles that separate a good conversation from a great one — and they’ll completely change how you communicate.
We used to think, "That email isn’t going to write itself." But now it can, thanks to AI. And there's so much more, from coding to marketing.
Quality down time is important for relationships. Here are three practical suggestions to create more of it.
You could send your potential paramour a perfume bottle, a cigar cutter, travel plans — or maybe some cocaine.
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This two-time debate world champion gives three tips for constructing the perfect argument.
Giambattista della Porta's contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.
Two-time debate world champion Bo Seo gives 3 tips for constructing the perfect argument.
The outrage machine is fueled by toxicity. But there are practical steps that we can take to recapture control over our emotions.
Science news presents a flood of breakthroughs and discoveries that promise to change our lives. They rarely do.
If you want to write and speak well, use common words, not grandiose ones. Unless you're Shakespeare, you're more likely to annoy people.
Is mathematics woven into the very fabric of reality? Or is it merely a product of the human mind?
Are people are more likely to act less emotionally and more rationally when speaking their second language?
"Human connection is as threatened by unhealthy peace as it is by unhealthy conflict." —Priya Parker
"In witness whereof, the parties hereunto have set their hands to these presents as a deed on the day month and year hereinbefore mentioned."
George Orwell got it right: "Never use a long word where a short one will do."
His greatest speeches were loaded with empathy.
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Why the best negotiators are nice, not tough.
There are three barriers we need to overcome to have better, more productive arguments.
When it comes to spotting a lie, less is more.
The moths in your garden might hear your tomato plant's pain.
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“If intelligence is the ability to respond to any argument, wisdom lies in knowing which parts of an argument to respond to.” Harvard debate coach Bo Seo explains how to argue better.