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Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, June 19, 2013 This article’s author reviews Aung San Suu Kyi’s essay “Freedom from Fear,” found in the anthology Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings, which explores the fundamental relationship between...
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Walter Frick, HBR Blog Network, June 18, 2014 A new report from the Economic Policy Institute reveals that CEO pay is rising even relative to compensation for the top 0.1% of U.S. earners and that the value of good CEOs appears to have increased over time....
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, June 18, 2014 In one fascinating episode, Star Trek: The Next Generation traced the limits of human communication as we know it—and suggested a new, truer way of talking about the universe. […read more]
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Judith White, HBR Blog Network, June 18, 2014 The first thing negotiation experts teach is to “separate the people from the problem.” The vast majority of the time, this is sound advice. But approximately 1% of the time, people are the problem. And in...
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Paul Dickson, The Guardian, June 17, 2014 The English language didn’t just spring from nowhere. So who introduced such gems as cojones, meme, nerd and butterfingers? This article reveals the inventors of these and twenty-six other everyday words....
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Big Think, June 16, 2014 The average American with a full-time job works 1,700 hours a year. This article suggests that compassion is a strength and that showing greater compassion for your co-workers will allow you to become happier at work. […read more]