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Sunday, 02 October 2022 06:31

If you can pass any of these 4 tests, science says you're likely to live significantly longer and with less stress

Success rarely happens overnight -- especially in business, where success is almost always the result of years of sustained effort. It takes time to make the right connections. It takes time to build a great team. It takes time to create long-term, loyal customers. In business, longevity matters, so much so that Warren Buffett calls time "the Methuselah Technique": the financial advantages of a long life and a high rate of return. And then there's this: Research shows a 60 year-old startup founder is 3 times as likely to found a successful startup as a 30-year-old startup founder, and is…

Saturday, 01 October 2022 07:03

17 ‘red flags’ you should look out for in doctors, straight from medical professionals

1."For psychiatrists or psychotherapists: If they tell you they can guarantee success, that's at least a yellow flag. Good success rates are often possible, and optimism is good. Perfect success rates and arrogance are not." —Anonymous 2."If your doctor doesn’t even give you the basic exam of listening to your heart and lungs, RUN." —Anonymous 3."Doctors who do a lot of 'uh huh,' 'yep, yep,' after everything you say are probably not listening thoroughly — they've likely already got their mind made up about what's wrong and what they want to do about it. Asking them if the information you're…

Sunday, 18 September 2022 06:37

12 intelligence-killing phrases you should stop using

When the BBC asked Harvard linguist and best-selling author Steven Pinker for advice on how to be more rational in 2022, he offered readers a simple mantra: Don't aim to be right; aim to get it right instead. Rather than trying to win arguments, he argued, we should all aim to end them a little more clear-headed than when we started them. The goal isn't ego, it's intelligence. That advice feels like a breath of fresh air in our highly polarized times, but it raises an obvious question: How do you do that exactly? A humble and open-minded mindset is…

Saturday, 17 September 2022 06:42

Without the Queen at its heart, Commonwealth faces uncertain future

When she was a child growing up in Nigeria, Timie Ogunmola's father used to show her black-and-white pictures of his trip to London in 1953 to attend Queen Elizabeth's coronation as an official in what was then his country's colonial administration. Now a resident of Edinburgh in her 60s, Ogunmola was among thousands of mourners who filed past the queen's coffin this week as it lay at rest in the city's cathedral, eager to pay her respects to a monarch who has been a fixture in her life. "We are from the Commonwealth countries, she is the queen of the…

Sunday, 11 September 2022 06:44

Looking old before your time? Your smartphone’s blue light may be to blame

A recent scientific study has found that your screen time may be accelerating your aging. Love your smartphone? Bad news: it could contribute to you looking older before your time. The culprit? The blue light emitted by its screen. And it’s not just smartphones that shower us in blue light – most modern gadgets do, from TVs to laptops. Scientists from the Department of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University have found that fruit flies that were exposed to excessive amounts of blue light saw their cells’ levels of metabolites change, resulting in the premature death of those cells. The…

Friday, 09 September 2022 06:49

10 things to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s life

Ten things to know about the life of Queen Elizabeth II: BRITAIN’S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH Elizabeth, who marked 70 years on the throne this year, is the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history. In September 2015 she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years and seven months. In 2016, Elizabeth also became the longest-reigning monarch in the world with the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. In 2022, she became the second-longest-reigning monarch in world history, behind 17th century French King Louis XIV, who took the throne at age 4. Apart from Elizabeth and Victoria, only…

Saturday, 03 September 2022 06:22

What a Pizza Hut advert says about Gorbachev - and Russia

A man and a child walk through an almost empty Red Square in Moscow, umbrella in hand, snow on the ground. It looks extremely cold - a good day to be inside eating lunch with your family. As dramatic music plays, the advert cuts to close-up shots of the pair - a troubled-looking man in a black overcoat and cap, and his smiling granddaughter. Within seconds they reach their destination: a Pizza Hut restaurant located directly in Red Square - the central plaza where so much of Soviet and Russian history is reflected. But why, 24 years on, is this…

Thursday, 01 September 2022 06:36

Could China’s Yuan replace US dollar as world’s dominant currency? Here’s how that can happen

China’s economy has been immensely successful by most measures. Its gross domestic product (GDP) of $17.7 trillion is second only to the United States. It’s also the third-largest trading nation in the world — behind only the U.S. and E.U. However, China’s currency — the renminbi — only accounts for 3% of global trade. Compare that to the 87% market share of the U.S. dollar. Despite its economic and political power, the country doesn’t dominate the global flow of fiat currency. Now, it’s looking to change that. Here is China’s multitrillion, multidecade plan to replace the U.S. dollar as the…

Sunday, 28 August 2022 06:52

Thinking too hard really can make you tired, scientists say

If you’re feeling drained at the end of a demanding day at the office, it could be you’ve been thinking too much. Researchers have found that too much use of the gray matter can lead to mental fatigue, making it harder to make decisions. Scientists analyzed the chemical composition of the brains of two groups of people over the course of an approximate work day. One group was given easy tasks, while the other was told to carry out more demanding versions of the same cognitive assignments. Signs of fatigue, such as reduced pupil dilation, were recorded only in the…

Saturday, 27 August 2022 07:01

Five ways to open up your thinking to all kinds of possibilities

When Yoshi and his accountant looked at their financial projections for next year's Hanuman Festival, they felt no excitement and saw no real ambition. So they upped the numbers substantially, then said YES. Yes, we can imagine making this happen. The whole team enthusiastically agreed and, in fact, the festival did achieve the ambitious aims they had imagined. And it all began with the courage of imagination, the power of possibility. As an Amare (love-powered) leader, fostering imagination is so important to your organization's well-being and innovation. Imagination enables you and your people to see beyond what is, to what…

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Sunday, 21 August 2022 06:30

Sea salt vs. Table salt: What's the difference?

As the most basic seasoning in all foods, salt should be an ingredient that's straightforward and simple. But with all the varieties to choose from (different sizes, colors and names), it can oftentimes feel like the opposite. Here, we'll go over two of the most popular salt varieties, table salt and sea salt, and cover how they're made and how they should be used. Plus, we'll go over their nutritional profiles and explain whether one is healthier than the other. What Is Table Salt? Table salt comes from mining underground salt deposits. It's then processed to remove minerals and impurities.…

Saturday, 13 August 2022 06:00

What keeping secrets does to you

I have secrets. So do you. So does everyone else. This is one of the many things human beings do — we hide stuff from other people. But why do we do this? Are we afraid of intimacy? Are we ashamed of our past? And perhaps more importantly, what does all that secrecy cost us? These are questions a new book tries to answer. It’s called The Secret Life of Secretsand the author is Michael Slepian, a psychologist at Columbia University. He’s spent a decade studying secrets and has a lot to say about what they are and what motivates…

Saturday, 06 August 2022 03:44

What is the most dangerous animal in the world? The surprising animal you've already met

From alligators to hippos to pythons, Earth's animals aren't always the most peaceful, especially wild ones. Ourworldindata.org says humans have identified over two million animal species; yet, there are an estimated five to 10 million species, including those undiscovered, on the planet. According to a study from Utah State University's Department of Wildland Resources, "over 47,000 people annually in the United States sought medical attention after being attacked or bitten by wildlife." What's the one animal that outranks all others in terms of danger, and what should you do if you come across it? What is the most dangerous animal…

Sunday, 31 July 2022 06:11

Did this man spend 20 years in prison for murdering a man who is still alive?

Matthew Bremner On an early summer’s day in 2000, Manuel Ramírez was hosting a dinner at his home in Tepexpan, a dusty mining town near Mexico City. Family and friends had come to meet his month-old son. Guests reclined in wicker armchairs, drinks in hand, and fawned over the newborn. At around 8.30pm, several men burst into the house. They claimed to be police officers but produced no identification or warrant, and gave no reason for the intrusion. They crowded into the front room waving guns and spouting threats. One man knocked Ramírez’s Dobermann unconscious. “Who is Manuel Ramírez? Where…

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