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Mathematicians Are Trained to Notice Patterns

Secret message to the smartest student in my morning class: I get it. You don't really like math, and you aren't that psyched that you need to take this class to fulfill some stupid requirement. I...

This is not an omelette

"Can I ask you a stupid question?" I said to my Mom on the phone. "How do you make an omelette?" This is not a conversation we had 10 years ago when I was learning to cook in college. This is a...

Seven Questions That Will Prevent Regret

Written on 9/26/2008 by Alex Shalman. Alex is an avid reader and is constantly learning how to improve his life. You can catch him at Practical Personal Development . Photo Credit: superfemOne of...

Stupid Is As Stupid Does: Part 1

This cop just threw away his career in law enforcement over a few breakfast sandwhiches:MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- A Rockaway Township police sergeant's hunger for some breakfast sandwiches has cost him his...

Final five is revealed as Michelle and Ollie are evicted in Big Brother 10 double eviction night, "

Following the eviction of April at the hands of Renny as HOH two weeks ago, I was wondering just what Ollie’s state in the game would be this past week and boy, even though he was lost without April,...

“Friendly greetings!” The Power of Personal Catchphrases

One of the nicest things you can do for other people is make yourself easy to remember. Instead of burning their brains trying to recall who you are and what you stand for, a personal catchphrase...

How to Lead Change in Your Organization

Change is the biggest constant in today’s business world. Even charities and educational organizations are finding that they need to constantly innovate not only to compete for donation dollars,...

Don’t Always Believe the Science

Science has given us some amazing inventions over the centuries. Personally I’m a big fan of the light bulb (thanks Thomas) and the Wright brothers were certainly having a good day when their...

They don't get it (...well, maybe)

I got a call from an acquaintance, Gloria, who is trying to convince her organization to adopt agile methods. "I've given them every logical argument I can think of," she said. "They just don't get...

Just "evolution in action"

(updated below - updated again)Glenn Reynolds points to this article from The Independent which reports that a "leading Islamic doctor is urging British Muslims not to vaccinate their children...