Use ‘validated learning’ to launch your ‘MVP’, and ‘pivot’ when your ‘value and growth hypotheses’ are falsified
Understanding behavioral economics is quite helpful when you want to understand what works in marketing.
The populist far-right has been able to gain ground due to the failure of progressives to address underlying concerns across broad strands of the population
Brain variances present differently in women and dispels widely-held misconceptions, leading to many living undiagnosed and untreated
Most crypto currencies are Ponzi schemes funded and operated by hardened criminals and effective altruists lacking a moral compass
If you are quirky enough; people may just trust you because you seem harmless even if you have a history at a Wall Street trading firm
It requires a risky mix of naive optimism, grotesque bluff, and boneheaded persistence to get a scoop on a yakuza boss
Don´t settle for industrially produced teabags, but choose high-quality tea leafs and take care to optimize water temperature and infusion time
It is easy to fall under the spell of a charismatic and brilliant maniac who is convinced he has mankind’s best interests in mind
For every writing-fiction-rule you can come up with, there is a brilliant Chekhov story that disproves it
The relationship between biological make-up and human behavior is governed by complex interaction effects
We tend to underestimate the capabilities of our neolithic ancestors in the domains of engineering and social organization
Gothic architecture brought major innovations in the construction of cathedrals, using the frame (rather than the walls) to support the weight
Through an anthropological lens, the English can be characterized as a withdrawn, class-conscious, ironic, understatement-loving and uptight tribe, whose members loosen up only in the pub
Phrenology started out as an honest attempt to study the brain scientifically, but evolved away from the scientific method and was put to despicable uses
There are no less than 12 primary imperatives that explain how the evolution of technology creates economical, cultural, and social value
The histories of science and religion are intricately entangled and the conflict between the two is over-emphasized
The Mediterranean has been the pivotal connection between great European, North African, and Asian cultures and economies
Various scandals illustrate the despicable role that big consultancies play in the global capitalist system, while they try to reap benefits of their worthless services by applying dubious marketing and sales tactics
There are many documented anecdotes illustrating that Medieval monks were only human and struggled with focus and concentration
To counter the Big Evil of the New York Times you should put the truth on the blockchain ledger and solve world politics through technology
If the talent density in your organization is high enough and your corporate culture strong enough, you could give extreme freedom to your people to increase te level of innovation
There are a huge number of ways in which Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) can take over the world, rendering humanity essentially useless
Over her impressive and long career, Agatha Christie evolved from an ground-breaking writer into a global brand
Crowd-sourced analysis of publicly available data can be a powerful tool in exposing lies, as is proved by an impressive track record of impactful scoops.
If you update the brain-in-a-vat argument to the current state of technology, it reads: ‘We cannot prove that we are not in a simulation.’
Contrarian thinking is a powerful weapon, if combined with genuine curiosity and a deep respect for facts and data
The success of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics is an excellent example of how accidental biases affect scientific progress
Structural shifts in energy production and usage (especially shale oil and EVs) have fundamentally affected the global power balance
Metaphysical theories are constraint by the scientific knowledge, but plenty degrees of freedom remain for those in search (or need) of meaning
From its earliest origins math has been seen both as an formalization of divine perfection and as an effective, practical tool for solving real-world problems
Africa and Africans have never been taken seriously by the Western world, simplifying the story of the continent to ‘famine and safaris’
The lack quality control on generic drugs opened the door to fraud and deceit, endangering health and lives of the world’s poor
When managing your enterprise data, you should aim for a flexible, loosely coupled architecture that can handle large-scale batch and streaming data as well as APIs
To succeed in business: conform to reality, be cunning, but stick with whatever moral compass you have
Since the invention of the micro processor, chip production has become of imminent strategic importance for both the USA and other geopolitical power blocks
Silicon valley types and tech icons all recommend using OKRs for business steering, but each means something slightly different
The issues and conflicts plaguing modern Spain are rooted in a troubled history that until shockingly recently was a dictatorship
The subtle nuances that can be achieved by varying ingredients, shaping, and timing of your bread are under-appreciated