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The neuroscience of sleep: Russell Foster at TEDGlobal 2013

First Friday Book Synopsis

Lockley The neuroscience of sleep: Russell Foster at TEDGlobal 2013 Thomas Edison: “Sleep is a criminal waste of time [comma] inherited from our cave days” Thu-Huong Ha Why do we sleep?' Photo: James Duncan Davidson * * * Neuroscientist Russell Foster opens a session of TEDGlobal all about … us, asking the question: Why do […].

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Managing Distraction in the Digital Era

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Amy Blankson: In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information reported that the average attention span of a human has dropped to a mere eight seconds , one second behind that of a goldfish. Why does this matter?

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Unfortunately, many of us have developed expertise in only one field (software engineering, information technology [IT], marketing, biotechnology, automobile manufacturing, the food industry, etc. The more knowledge you possess in more areas, the more problems you can solve in pursuit of your vision. and we like to stick to our knitting.

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What You Might Not Know About the Cuban Economy

Harvard Business Review

It could be an ideal location for healthcare organizations, but also for those in applied sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. And secondly, the business model for Cuban biotechnology has been laughably bad. In 2013 in U.S. We know two things about biotech in Cuba. They know how to make new products. billion from it.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

” In 2013, she and Robin Smith — a former colleague from Artus Labs — began exploring ideas. ” Kate left her job at PerkinElmer in February 2014; the next month, she and her business partner started ORIGƷN, a Boston-based biotechnology company. “I knew I wanted to be free to make these big decisions.”

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The Growing Conflict-of-Interest Problem in the U.S. Congress

Harvard Business Review

While roughly 20% of lawmakers owned stock in 2001, that number had more than doubled by 2013. Congresspeople in both political parties have substantial holdings in firms their legislative actions affect — and this number has grown substantially in recent years. Not only did his wife invest between $610,000 and $1.5