Schoolboy, 4, over the moon with Nasa's help on his homework 02-27
Schoolboy, 4, over the moon with Nasa's help on his homeworkFour-year-old Lucas Whiteley wrote to Nasa asking for help on a school project and became the star of his class when the space agency...
View ArticleStrategic Humor: Cartoons from the April 2014 Issue 03-01
Strategic Humor: Cartoons from the April 2014 IssueEnjoy these cartoons from the April issue of HBR, and test your management wit in the HBR Cartoon Caption Contest at the bottom of this post. If we...
View ArticleTwitter ‘big data’ can be used to monitor HIV and drug-related behavior 03-01
Twitter ‘big data’ can be used to monitor HIV and drug-related behavior ·SOCIALReal-time social media like Twitter could be used to track HIV incidence and drug-related behaviors with the aim of...
View ArticleWhy Half of Wal-Mart's Groceries Are Banned by Whole Foods 03-01
Why Half of Wal-Mart's Groceries Are Banned by Whole FoodsBen Blatt of Slate magazine conducted an interesting and in-depth study recently to determine how many of the grocery products on a Wal-Mart...
View ArticleWarren Buffett's Brand-New Advice on How to Get Rich 03-01
Warren Buffett's Brand-New Advice on How to Get RichTwo small investments Warren Buffett made more than two decades ago can teach us all something about how we should view our money.Each year,...
View ArticleThe Glories of 19th-Century Paris 03-02
The Glories of 19th-Century ParisRue de Constantine (Fourth Arrondissement), 1866Beginning in the mid-1850s, Paris experienced a grand transformation. At the orders of Napoleon III, old, narrow streets...
View ArticleI Fired Joe, and We Both Have to Live With It 03-02
I Fired Joe, and We Both Have to Live With ItWhen I saw Joe* my stomach lurched. The last time I'd seen him was 20 years ago. The day I fired him.Time is unkind to all but seemed especially unkind to...
View ArticleThe Richest People On The Planet 2014 03-03
The Richest People On The Planet 2014The ranks of the world’s billionaires have swelled to a record 1,645 including 268 newcomers. While wealth spreads to new corners of the world, including for the...
View ArticleAt India’s Top Business School, The Jobs Are Plentiful & The Students...
At India’s Top Business School, The Jobs Are Plentiful & The Students SatisfiedMany of India’s business elite seem worried. Economic growth has slowed. Corruption remains untamed, a result of...
View ArticleEconomic Inclusion – Accelerating Impact Collectively 03-05
Economic Inclusion – Accelerating Impact CollectivelySocial Entrepreneurs with proven models for including low-income populations convene to refine their impact scaling strategies and collectively...
View ArticleRead the Full List of Winners of the 86th Academy Awards 03-05
Read the Full List of Winners of the 86th Academy AwardsEven though the Best Picture race seemed to be a close one, the 86th Annual Academy Awards yielded few surprises, with the top awards mostly...
View ArticleUsing Social Media to Teach Visual Literacy in the 21st Century Classroom 03-05
Using Social Media to Teach Visual Literacy in the 21st Century ClassroomIncreasingly, educators are acknowledging and welcoming the relative advantages of social media into the teaching and learning...
View Article'Budget is not just about numbers, it's about our values' 03-09
'Budget is not just about numbers, it's about our values'Good morning, everybody. I'm here at Powell Elementary School, and just had a chance to see some of the outstanding students here. And I thought...
View ArticleInfants use known verbs to learn new nouns 03-09
Infants use known verbs to learn new nounsThere is a lot that 19-month-old children can’t do: They can’t tie their shoes or get their mittens on the correct hands. But they can use words they do know...
View ArticleThe World's Most Reputable Universities In 2014 03-10
The World's Most Reputable Universities In 2014Harvard still sits on top. MIT comes in second. Stanford is in third place. Those are the three universities with the best reputations in the world,...
View ArticleUS News & world Report's B school ranking 2014 03-12
U.S. News: Wharton Ties HBS & StanfordLocust Walk on a beautiful fall day just outside the Wharton School of...
View ArticleOvercome the Eight Barriers to Confidence 03-12
Overcome the Eight Barriers to ConfidenceTo get a more confident You in the new year — or a more confident company, community, family, or team — first know what gets in the way. The best resolutions...
View ArticleCan You See the Opportunity Right in Front of You? 03-13
Can You See the Opportunity Right in Front of You?Do you find your household thermostat to be endlessly fascinating? How about that smoke alarm installed in your basement — spend much time gazing at it...
View ArticleThe Opportunities — and Pitfalls — for Non-resident Indian Entrepreneurs 03-13
The Opportunities — and Pitfalls — for Non-resident Indian EntrepreneursSome 25 million people of Indian origin do not live in India, according to the country’s ministry of overseas affairs. The Indian...
View ArticleThe Man Leading India’s Search for MH370 03-14
A board at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, March 13The man appointed to lead India’s effort in the search for MH370, the missing Malaysian Airlines jet, is 59-year-old Air Marshal P.K. Roy.He is...
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