The Cost Plus Drug Company aims very simply to provide as many common medications as possible in generic form at as low a price as possible. All cash, no IP deals, no insurance companies — just buy pills for what they cost to make, plus 15 percent to cover overhead.
— Read on m.slashdot.org/story/395477
How Emotionally Intelligent People Use the ‘Emergency Exit Rule’ to Win Almost Every Argument | Inc.com
Give the other side an emotional victory, so you can achieve your ultimate goal.
— Read on www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/how-emotionally-intelligent-people-use-emergency-exit-rule-to-win-almost-every-argument.html
Neuroscientist Anil Seth: ‘We risk not understanding the central mystery of life’ | Consciousness | The Guardian
The professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience discusses his work to develop a scientific explanation for how the brain conjures consciousness
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/21/neuroscientist-anil-seth-we-risk-not-understanding-the-central-mystery-of-life
The IRS Has Seized $1.2 Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency This Fiscal Year – Slashdot
The IRS Has Seized $1.2 Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency This Fiscal Year – Slashdot
— Read on m.slashdot.org/story/388647
Yahoo Memo: The ‘Peanut Butter Manifesto’ – WSJ
An internal document by Brad Garlinghouse, a Yahoo senior vice president, says Yahoo is spreading its resources too thinly, like peanut butter on a slice of bread. Read full text of the memo.
Steve Jobs Explained 1 Clear Way to Build a Team That People Will Love to Work For | Inc.com
If you build it, they will come.
— Read on www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/steve-jobs-explained-1-clear-way-to-build-a-team-that-people-will-love-to-work-for.html
People default to additive strategies when problem-solving, even if subtracting is more efficient – The Academic Times
When presented with an opportunity to change or improve something, adults are more likely to rely on addition to correct a problem, instead of subtracting from it, a team of researchers determined in the first study to analyze additive and subtractive cognitive processes.
— Read on academictimes.com/people-default-to-additive-strategies-when-problem-solving-even-if-subtracting-is-more-efficient/
Your ability to ‘bulls—‘ may be sign of intelligence: study
Researchers found that people who are better at producing believable explanations for concepts, even when those explanations aren’t based on facts, typically score better on intelligence tests than those who struggle to “bulls—,” as the study puts it.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/06/30/your-ability-to-bulls-may-be-sign-of-intelligence-study.html
How Can You Be Sure Someone Has What It Takes to Lead People? Look for 4 Rare Habits | Inc.com
Brain science points the way to positive leadership.
— Read on www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/how-can-you-be-sure-someone-has-what-it-takes-to-lead-people-look-for-4-rare-habits.html
The Blackfoot Wisdom that Inspired Maslow’s Hierarchy – Resilience
Whereas American narratives focus on the individual, the Blackfoot way of life offers an alternative of a community that leaves no one behind
— Read on www.resilience.org/stories/2021-06-18/the-blackfoot-wisdom-that-inspired-maslows-hierarchy/