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What’s special about alpha is that it’s regarded as the best example of a pure number, one that doesn’t need units. It actually combines three of nature’s fundamental constants – the speed of light, the electric charge carried by one…

English is a phenomenal language, but there are circumstances where words seem to fail us.Often, other languages have already found a solution to expressing the complicated ideas that can’t be succinctly conveyed in English.If you’ve ever wanted to describe the…

There is no group more intimately aware of this fact than our Millennials; a lifetime of over-connectedness has shaped them into down-to-earth realists who aren’t focused on price, but on purpose. If your brand values don’t align with theirs, you’re…

It is required to demonstrate  a fundamental mind shift from a focus on battling specific threats to a threat-agnostic approach. When you take this approach, you focus on what might be called meta-readiness: preparing your own innate ability to handle…

The study suggests that strategic leaders are more likely to be women (10 percent of the female respondents were categorized this way, versus 7 percent of the men), and the number of strategic leaders increases with age (the highest proportion…

Many business owners were skeptical about hiring someone who is homeless, and shared  stereotypes about the prevalence of mental illness and drug abuse. Kepp in mind that of the half million Americans that are homeless on any given night, an…

Finland has no standardized tests. Their only exception is something called the National Matriculation Exam, which is a voluntary test for students at the end of an upper-secondary school (equivalent to an American high school). Read more in bigthink 10…

Performance issues appear due to both a lack of necessary tools and poor management practices. A high-performing culture occurs when employees operate optimally. To achieve this, your company needs to adopt an effective management strategy and deploy technologies that improve…

The Copenhagen-based firm Nord Architects is building a series of centers for patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia that feel more like villages or cities, rather than bleak institutions. Read more in Fast Company This “city” for people with dementia is…

When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Read…