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Saturday 05/November/2016 14:35 PM

Job interviews are useless

Employers, like most people, tend to trust their intuitions. But when employers decide whom to hire, they trust those intuitions far more than they...

Wednesday 02/November/2016 14:59 PM

Why America needs India's rockets

Like other big contractors, American space companies have long expected some friendly support from their government. And Uncle Sam has usually been more...

Wednesday 02/November/2016 14:41 PM

America’s race to the ballot’s bottom

Hillary Clinton’s US presidential campaign has been torn between trying to secure the largest possible victory for the candidate herself and explicitly...

Wednesday 02/November/2016 14:14 PM

How trees make cities healthier

Last May, I had the dubious fortune of visiting Mumbai, India during the city’s hottest month on record. Temperatures remained at over 40°C (104°F) for...

Tuesday 01/November/2016 14:11 PM

North Carolina is the real bellwether state

Michelle Obama, making her first joint campaign appearance with Hillary Clinton in North Carolina on October 27, suggested the state is ground zero in this...

Tuesday 01/November/2016 14:05 PM

Is Japan too scared to succeed?

Of all of the scary economic data that routinely streams out of Japan, this statistic should terrify you: $800 million. That’s the total value of venture...