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Problem Solving
Research consistently points to a set of leadership skills that are high-impact, difficult to develop, and not easily replicated by technology.
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Theoretical physics professor Michio Kaku outlines the evolution of computers from analog to digital and introduces quantum computers as the next frontier.
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Evolution doesn’t fix things — it reinvents them. A biologist explains.
John Templeton Foundation
Giambattista della Porta's contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.
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We know that humans are an intelligent species. But this biologist breaks down the intelligence of each of our cells — and it will blow your mind.
Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they're doing.
If you've found yourself befuddled by extraordinary scientific-sounding claims, you're not alone. But this centuries-old lesson can help.
The path of a curling stone on ice — and how it can be influenced — is a revealing metaphor for life's decisions.
Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come untied — and how to stop it.
Functional complex systems arise from functional simple systems. Failing to heed this advice can and will lead to disaster.
We all spend way too much time worrying what other people think of us — it’s time to cut loose.
Business acumen training can help everyone from individual contributors to directors learn how to seize opportunities for growth.
We will have a better shot at improving our lives once we come to understand, know, and love the people we will one day become.
In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.
Thomas Edison was on to something...
In the spirit of the 1969 moon landing, we now have a golden opportunity to pursue “nondisruptive” creative solutions.
A competency framework is a way to align individual performance with organizational goals. Read on to learn how.
Without modularization, many epic projects simply would be impossible.
Delay the instant gratification of online knowledge and first seek out the wisdom within yourself.
When the going gets tough, nothing beats a wide network of tried-and-true connections.
The first "running machine" — later known as the bicycle — symbolizes a key design idea.
Only humans can voluntarily conjure new objects and events in our minds.
Are you a video gaming master? Put it on your résumé.
From emotional intelligence to problem solving, these management training topics will set team leaders up for success.
Simple physics makes hauling vast ice chunks thousands of miles fiendishly difficult — but not impossible.
Take a closer look at the different types of reasoning you use every day.