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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Steve Jobs, problem-solving, and innovative thinking
Via Business Insider: "Steve would walk in the door and say, 'Alright, what's going on?'" Rosen said. "Somebody in the room would say we're trying to figure this out, maybe go to a whiteboard, and say we couldn't figure out what to do." Jobs had a talent for...
Shakespeare influenced by Montaigne
Via Arts and Letters Daily and The Weekly Standard: Stephen Greenblatt and Peter G. Platt argue that Montaigne had a clear influence on William Shakespeare, a connection that affirms Montaigne’s intellect and standing within the Western canon. Click the link to see...
Highly Educated Have Biggest Debt Problems
Via Instapundit: A new study finds that highly educated Americans were most likely to take on unmanageable debt in the pre-crisis years. What’s more, gross personal financial mismanagement occurred across the population and not just in the mortgage market and not just...
Highly Educated Have Biggest Debt Problems
Via Instapundit: A new study finds that highly educated Americans were most likely to take on unmanageable debt in the pre-crisis years. What’s more, gross personal financial mismanagement occurred across the population and not just in the mortgage market and not just...
Ekso Bionics gets Paralyzed People Walking at Wired 2012 Event
Via Wired: Andy moved from his wheelchair into the exoskeleton and initially with the help of a walking frame and then with triggers in the handles of a pair of crutches, Andy walked around the stage. Ekso Bionics gets Paralyzed People Walking at Wired 2012 Event...
Ekso Bionics gets Paralyzed People Walking at Wired 2012 Event
Via Wired: Andy moved from his wheelchair into the exoskeleton and initially with the help of a walking frame and then with triggers in the handles of a pair of crutches, Andy walked around the stage. Ekso Bionics gets Paralyzed People Walking at Wired 2012 Event...
“Go South, Young Man”: The Africa Scramble
Via ZeroHedge: Africa can create between $5 and $10 trillion in secured debt, using its extensive untapped resources as first-lien collateral. "Go South, Young Man": The Africa Scramble | ZeroHedge In the linked article above, the attraction of debt is the belief it...
“Go South, Young Man”: The Africa Scramble
Via ZeroHedge: Africa can create between $5 and $10 trillion in secured debt, using its extensive untapped resources as first-lien collateral. "Go South, Young Man": The Africa Scramble | ZeroHedge In the linked article above, the attraction of debt is the belief it...