Words of Wisdom — September 13, 2014

Singularity University’s Vivek Wadhwa on Women in the Tech Sector

“When you have critical mass of women [guiding companies], the companies produce better performance. So you have more innovation, you have better financial management, you have greater success rates by having more women. Why leave them out?”

–Vivek Wadhwa, from his Big Think interview

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Thinking

The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker

Who — or what — really controls your mind?

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The Past

The largest accidental explosion of all time

More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

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High Culture

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If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.

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