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National Geographic’s amazing photos show intimate life of Africa’s lions
“Tigers are solitary. Cougars are solitary. No leopard wants to associate with a bunch of other leopards. The lion is the only feline that’s truly social, living in prides and coalitions, the size and dynamics of which are determined by an intricate balance of evolutionary costs and benefits. Why has social behavior, lacking in […]
Is Malcolm Gladwell Underrated?
Ian Leslie makes the case in a piece for Medium “I know – it’s like proposing The Beatles are underrated. Malcolm Gladwell is the king of non-fiction writing and publishing. His new book is a million-seller lock. His writing is referenced hundreds of times a day in newspapers, magazine articles, talk shows, boardrooms and bars. He could pay off […]
Fair or Foul?
http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21576688-unpaid-student-athletes-are-heart-multi-billion-dollar-industry-fair-or-foul This week’s issue of The Economist looks at American college sports, a multi-billion-dollar industry with unpaid athletes.
Diana Nyad TED Talk
Recently Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the protection of a shark cage. Back in 2011, when she filmed this TED Talk, she had no idea that she would ever complete her goal. It is fascinating to hear someone as driven as her talk about failing, especially now […]