EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY Can Science Solve Poverty? Key Takeaways: The fight against poverty and inequality is resuming with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before, thanks to a quiet revolt against business as usual. The evidence-based policy movement is increasingly being embraced by researchers, activists and government officials. The use of randomized controlled trials to assess social programs is […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Jesse Cai – Founder & Chiropractor of Square One Active Recovery This article was originally published here: Jesse Cai – Founder & Chiropractor of Square One Active Recovery Few entrepreneurs start a business with the intention of making themselves redundant to their clients, but that is what Jesse Cai has done, and he has made a success of it! What’s your story? When I moved back […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK FINANCE How Digital Money Has Changed The Way We Live Key Takeaways: Digital money is a form of currency that uses computer networks to make payments. It is not the digital nature of cryptocurrencies that differentiate them from digital money, but how they ensure the ownership of digital property that mark them as transformational. The Counter Currency Laboratory, a new initiative based in the Department […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK STRATEGY The Strategies Of Tech Giants For Economic Downturn Key Takeaways: Rising inflation and looming recessions are squeezing household finances, but businesses also worry about an economic downturn. With the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock market index down 17% in the year to date, and the Nasdaq 100 tech sector index down 33%, market uncertainties can affect a company’s ability or willingness to spend […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK Are We Over Worrying About Inflation? Key Takeaways: Today, with US annual inflation still above 8%, one in five Americans consider it the country’s biggest problem – spelling trouble for the Democrats at the November mid-terms. Scarcely had this autumn started than 70,000 people gathered in Prague to protest energy hikes, blaming the EU and Nato. Shoppers would see milk climbing […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK FINANCE The Fundamental Purpose Of Money Key Takeaways: With no way to buy stuff, you might need to produce everything you wear, eat or use unless you could figure out how to swap some of the things you made for other items. Specializing and bartering Economists believe that using money makes it a lot easier for everyone to specialize, focusing their […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Dylan Quarles – Founder & CEO Rainier Augusta Independent Publishing LLC. This article was originally published here: Dylan Quarles – Founder & CEO Rainier Augusta Independent Publishing LLC. After becoming a successful author, Dylan Quarles has made the transition to publishing. What’s your story? I am an award winning, bestselling author with over 100,000 readers worldwide. My fans will tell you that I write fast-paced page-turners […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PHILOSOPHY What Is Love? A Philosopher’s View Woven through Thor: Love and Thunder, Taika Waititi’s latest contribution to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a sentimental and age-old commentary on mortality and love. In this intergalactic rom-com, the hammer-wielding Gods of Thunder face the shady “god butcher” Gorr in a race to the Gates of Eternity. Gorr has inherited his god-killing gift through […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Rick DellaRatta – Founder of Jazz for Peace™ This article was originally published here: Rick DellaRatta – Founder of Jazz for Peace™ Profoundly affected by witnessing the horror of 9/11, Rick DellaRatta has combined his musical skills and his determination to provoke change. What’s your story? Jazz for Peace rose from the ashes of the horrifying tragedy of 9/11 starting with a poem […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK FINANCE Beyond GDP: Changing How We Measure Progress Key Takeaways: It’s an odd quirk of history that, on the first day of his ill-fated presidential campaign in March 1968, Robert F Kennedy chose to talk to his audience about the limitations of gross domestic product* (GDP) – the world’s headline indicator of economic progress. GDP numbers are not what they seem. Despite this […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Fireflies: The Mystery Of Nature’s Chaos Key Takeaways: The phenomenon of some fireflies’ flash synchrony has puzzled scientists for over a century. The phenomenon piqued the curiosity of many, including mathematicians Daniel Abrams and Steven Strogatz, who named it “chimera” In Greek mythology, the Chimera was a hybrid monster made of parts of incongruous animals – so a fitting name for […] Written by Raphael Sarfati November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Exploring Kintsugi: The Japanese Philosophy Of Imperfection Key Takeaways: The art of kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. If a bowl is broken, the fragments are put back together with a glue-like tree sap and the cracks are adorned with gold. There are no attempts to hide the damage, instead, it is highlighted. The practice has come to represent […] Written by Ella Tennant November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What Is Mastodon & Why It Won’t Be The Next Twitter Key Takeaways: In the wake of Elon Musk’s noisy takeover of Twitter, people have turned to Mastodon. Mastodon allows users to post, follow people and like and repost others’ posts. While Mastodon supports many of the same social networking features as Twitter, it is not a single platform. Each Mastodon server is governed by rules […] Written by Brian Keegan November 14, 2022November 15, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Testing Einstein’s Theory Of The Universe Key Takeaways: Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has been remarkably successful in describing the gravity of stars and planets. However, gaps in our understanding start to appear when we try to apply it to extremely small distances, where the laws of quantum mechanics operate. A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, has now tested […] Written by Kazuya Koyama November 11, 2022November 15, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Digital Money Has Changed The Way We Live Key Takeaways: Digital money is a form of currency that uses computer networks to make payments. It is not the digital nature of cryptocurrencies that differentiate them from digital money, but how they ensure the ownership of digital property that mark them as transformational. The Counter Currency Laboratory, a new initiative based in the Department […] Written by Daromir Rudnyckj November 10, 2022November 11, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Are The Ancient Truths Of Buddhism A Modern Invention? Key Takeaways: For many people, Buddhism appears to be uniquely compatible with modern lifestyles and world views. Buddhist mindfulness has influenced many schools of contemporary psychology. Buddhist philosophy embraces constant change and the inherent impermanence of all things. The 19th century Burmese monk Ledi Sayadawtravelled the nation teaching meditation and founding study groups. The forms […] Written by Jesse Barker November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Is Twitter’s Blue Tick A Status Symbol? What Will Happen If Everyone Can Buy One? Key Takeaways: Elon Musk proposed a range of controversial changes to the Twitter platform. One of the ideas was to charge US$8 a month to obtain a verified status. The paid verification change has already been rolled out in several countries, including Australia, under the Twitter Blue subscription service. Musk’s proposal is not only misguided […] Written by Tim Graham November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
