Ten years ago, nearly 2,000 Inuit from Nunavut answered questions about their diet and lifestyle, and gave samples of their hair and blood to researchers — now researchers are asking those individuals to continue letting them use their information.
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I’ve studied billionaires and interviewed neuroscientists, and I’ve created the ultimate framework for making better decisions
Spencer Platt/Getty Images This post from Matt Bodnar originally appeared on Quora as an answer to the question “Which decision-making strategies yield the best results?“ Billionaires like Warren Buffett believe in the power of compounding knowledge through constantly learning and studying. Charlie Munger believes that a successful entrepreneur needs to be multidisciplinary. Successful people tend to use mental […]
How to tell if you’re going to break up, according to a psychologist who’s studied couples for decades
Flickr / Lachlan Donald Have you ever been in the middle of a heated argument when the other person suddenly pulls out their phone and starts texting? This behavior, known as stonewalling, fits into a category that marriage therapist John Gottman has identified as one of four signs a couple is headed for a breakup. Gottman […]
What If Politicians Studied the Social Fabric Like Economists Studied GDP?
Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah is worried. He is worried about the country’s economic trajectory, given rising inequality, the shrinking of the middle class, and the persistence of intergenerational poverty. And he is worried about its social trajectory, based on growing political and regional polarization, rising distrust in institutions, falling rates of marriage and […]
Here’s what the world’s most influential tech CEOs studied in college
For new college students, choosing a major can feel like a decision that shapes one’s life trajectory. But a degree in computer science is no guarantee that you’ll create the next billion-dollar startup, and a philosophy degree won’t necessarily keep you from starting a business. The best and brightest CEOs in tech come from a wide-range of […]
Analysts studied what traditional divorce might tell us about Brexit
Thomson Reuters What does real-life divorce tell us about what to expect from the Brexit process? Analysts at Source, the multi-asset research platform ask this question in a research report published last week. Brexit is a complicated subject, and as of yet, there’s little indication of how both the European Union and the UK will […]
Researchers studied whether rich people are truly different from everyone else — here’s what they found
REUTERS/Jim Bourg Social scientists have long known that the rich are not exactly model citizens. They evade taxes more often, flaunt traffic laws that protect pedestrians and donate less frequently to charity. In the aftermath of the Great Recession, there has been no shortage of reports in the popular media on their selfishness and opportunism. […]
