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Airbnb’s Co-founder Has Been Innovating since He Was a Kid 0
- Culture
- May 14, 2018
One of the key ingredients of a great entrepreneur is the ability to constantly ask yourself, “how can I make this better?” This is a question Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has been asking himself his whole life. And it was this innate desire to innovate and improve on existing models that has taken Airbnb from
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Does It Pay to Graduate from an ‘Elite’ University? Not as Much as You’d Think 0
- Education
- May 11, 2018
As the deadline for applications for mid-year admission to university approaches, prospective students face two important choices: what to study, and at which university. If past experience is any guide, places at the Group of Eight (Go8) universities will be in high demand. In 2017, the Go8 universities attracted the largest share of undergraduate applications
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Nomophobia: Breaking Your Cellphone Addiction 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2018
Digital addiction, or nomophobia, may not be in the DSM-5, but there’s little doubt that it exists. And there are plenty of helpful hints around about how to self-detox. Time To Log Off proposes a periodic 5:2 digital diet: five days using technology and two days off-screen. It’s not clear whether they include television or
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In ‘Mother,’ Author Kathleen Norris Showed What Career Women Miss by Foregoing Motherhood 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2018
I was first introduced to the works of famed author Kathleen Norris in my late teens. Writing in the early to mid-twentieth century, Norris was an example of what many would consider a feminist’s dream life. She worked hard to support her family. She delved into higher education to perfect her career. She became a
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Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Should Change Their PR Once the Honeymoon’s Over 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2018
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past year: Great Britain’s Prince Harry is marrying American actress Meghan Markle on Saturday, May 19. The news coverage has mostly been glowing. Does the media never get fed up with the term “fairy tale?” Apparently not. But when they get back from their honeymoon,
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Study: Climate Change Skeptics More Eco-Friendly Than Believers 0
- Science
- May 11, 2018
It’s usually assumed that climate change skeptics simply don’t care about the environment. If they did, as the reasoning goes, they would accept the science that climate change is primarily man-made and support government measures designed to curb it. But a recent study has found that climate change skeptics are actually more likely to engage in
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