AlphaCoders “Culture is the sum of what you permit and what you promote.” — Richard Fagerlin (Innovation Show EP 119) In 1951, psychologist Solomon Asch conducted a series of experiments on conformity. Groups of eight participants took…
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The Ship of Theseus, 50 Trillion Cells and The Importance of Purpose
https://www.jamesreads.com/illusions The Greek biographer and essayist Plutarch wrote of the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens Theseus: “they took away the old planks as they decayed, putting in new and stronger timber in their place.”…
Be Like Water: Phase Transitions, Phase Curves and Orchestrators
“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a…
To and From the Mouths of Babes: How Kids are a Black Mirror of Society
Speak Up -Shirt Woot “Parents often think that they are here to guide the little ones. When — in reality — the little ones come forth with clarity to guide you.” — Abraham Hicks Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), was…
Too Nice? Do Only the “Strong” Survive?
Gordon Gekko In 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 crashed while on approach to an airport in Guam, killing 225 of the 254 on board. In 2013, Asiana (a Korean airline) Airlines Flight 214 crashed after…
Is the Game worth the Candle? In Sport? In Business? In Life?
WallDevil “Le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle “ – Michel de Montaigne The expression “the game is not worth the candle” began as a translation of a term used by French essayist Michel de…
Does Business Need New Language?
Threadless Within every newborn child is the ability to pronounce every sound in every language. Later in life English speakers may struggle to pronounce the Spanish rolling “r” or beautiful French such as l’amour. However,…