The Effects of Technology on Work Productivity
Technologies are supposed to make our work more efficient, but they also help determine what work we do.
Author: Vikram Bath
A Call for Fewer Calls for Critical Thinking
The people who most bemoan the lack of critical thinking in others are those least likely to perform it themselves.
You can choose any one spell, potion, artifact, ritual, plant, or animal from any of the Harry Potter books. Which would you pick?
Felix Felicis is basically cheating.
A Troublesome Truth about Jill Abramson’s Extremely Public Firing from the New York Times
The extra scrutiny the Times has received for firing a woman executive editor will probably make other organizations more reluctant to put women in such visible roles in the first place.
Let He Who Reveals his True Final Cost Cast the First Stone
It’s easy to be critical of airlines trying to hide the ultimate prices of their flights, but opaque pricing is the norm in many industries.
How to tell your company has completely screwed up its branding
Your website requires a graphic like this:
Why Finns?
The Finnish education system might be great, but that doesn’t make it the best model for the US to emulate.
A Defense of Bill Ackman
Short sellers are often the only voices available to counter promotional information offered by companies and their investors.
Anne Hathaway’s Oscars Dress and Janet Jackson’s Wardrobe Malfunction were both Fashion Mistakes
Critical thinking often serves as self defense. Vikram comments on the false equivalence.
Some “Smart” Female TV Characters are Stupid
Female characters sacrifice their humanity for political correctness.
A Reasonable Decomposition of Love
A framework for love lifted from a 1986 academic paper is of value.
