When I come home from the library with a stack of novels, I often decide which one to start by reading the first pages. I’m looking to be intrigued, to find a character or a tone that makes me want to ...

What’s the best way to learn or to teach something new? A few recent studies suggest some surprising twists on the received wisdom. Speakers, teachers, and leaders take note. First, and perhaps most ...

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Navy Lieutenant Grace Hopper found a moth tangled in the mechanical switches of the massive Harvard Mark I computer. While others would have simply removed the bug and resumed operations, Hopper did ...