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How Railroad Timetables Started World War One
Long before WWI broke out in 1914, the Germans were making plans, as one does, just in case. They figured if war ever did break …
Symbol Warfare 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥
Take any well known symbol – the Christian Cross, the Peace Sign, the Nike or McDonald’s logo and what do you have? Something very simple …
Pockets of Belfast
On 20th March, in celebration of the UN’s World Happiness day, the BBC’s Mark Easton conducted a little social experiment: dropping ten wallets (with money …
Were Your Managers Managing Your Decline?
Imagine a large ship listing to one side, taking on water and going in circles. A helicopter lands and managers pile out. “We’ve got this,” …
Your Life Isn’t Meant To Be Balanced, It’s Meant to Be Whole
“Severance” is currently one of the hottest shows on television. It centers on Lumon Industries where people volunteer for a job on the “severed floor” …
Stack Your Cues & Win
Want to hear just how irrational you are? (How irrational we ALL are?) It’s a cold, nasty world, and nature plays little tricks on us …
A Tale of Two Cities
There are two major cities in business. The first is called “Care More.” It’s where you get ahead by caring more than the other guy. …
Stop Making Art When You Need Weapons
Tanks teach us a lot. During WWII, Germany and the US had two radically different approaches to tank warfare. Germany built tanks like works of …
It’s What Goes Unsaid That’s Interesting
Ernest Hemingway once won a bet by writing a six-word tragedy: “For sale. Children’s shoes. Never worn.” As always, it’s what goes unsaid that haunts …
What Classic Literature & AI Have in Common
If you’ve ever tried reading an old classic written before the printing press was invented in the 15th Century, say, Homer or Milton, you may …
A Parliament of Whores
“Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.” -PJ O’Rourke. As you probably heard already, NYC …
All for the Want of a Nail
Anthropologist, Margaret Mead, once said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that …
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