… then as we stay in touch on meaningless things, we can eventually work effectively together,” John T. Cacioppo says, observing what is happening with the daily tidbits of news we get about each other via Facebook and Twitter.
Ironically, reading online about each other’s daily life means, for some including Julia Angwin, that they can dive into a “deeper conversation” [...]
Bluntly speaking, we are more likely to cooperate in a group when those who don’t get punished. “Darwin had a blind spot. It wasn’t that he didn’t see the role of cooperation in evolution. He just didn’t see how important it is.” Little has changed until relatively recently.
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… if they lived in communist Russia,” is how an anonymous employee described his company culture. Guess which company.
Also, want to know what your boss’ home is worth? And how much does she make? From some of the folks who enabled you to discover the answer to the first question you [...]
Some of the most masterful baristas in the U.S. gathered in a hotel lobby in Minneapolis for their annual competition last month, judged by their peers. But this year was different. More excitement. And pressure. Coffee growers, café owners and other baristas and coffee lovers from around the world can watch them [...]
Perhaps the fastest way to find the latest blog news items on the web (that most matter to you) was launched today by former Apple evangelist, Guy Kawasaki.
It is called Alltop and it was inspired by popurls. I love the elegantly simply display of condensed subjects – and the way featured items are chosen.
Says [...]
A huge protest on Monday gives you a blueprint on how to jumpstart your call to action. It happened quickly. If hundreds of thousands of Colombians can organize a protest on Facebook, to take to the streets against the violence-prone Marxist rebel group, FARC then perhaps you and like-minded others can launch [...]
Ike Pigott wanted to help more people find out if their loved ones were safe when Hurricane Katrina hit, but he couldn’t. Soon after it struck, phone lines became jammed at his regional Red Cross office. He didn’t forget.
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Last Friday the members in my audience at EMC Venues’ MEET voted on questions I asked and saw their cumulative votes appear on the screens on either side of me soon thereafter. They loved it. I only wish audiences had more ways to share and compare all year long. That’s what moms in medicine [...]
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