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Civil Rights
How Ghana made itself the African home for a return of the black diaspora
Quartz - Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
In a recently released music video, Fuse ODG and Damian Marley (Bob Marley’s youngest son) explore the themes of slavery, colonialism, black pride and modern day police brutality. ‘Bra Fie’ (which translates
World Economy
💳The magnetic stripe: A swipe against cash
Quartz
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U.S. Politics
More than 50 nations, but not U.S., sign onto cybersecurity pact
Axios - Joe Uchill
French President Emmanuel Macron released an international agreement on cybersecurity principles Monday as part of the Paris Peace Forum. The …
Technology
Google launches VisBug, a Chrome extension for point-and-click web design
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Google's new VisBug extension lets you make small tweaks to website's text and images. At the Chrome Dev Summit that's taking place today in San …
Bose
A doctor who achieved a near-perfect score on the medical-board exam shares his 6 best strategies to memorize any kind of
Business Insider - Myelle Lansat
• Dr. Sudip Bose is a former major in the US Army and is an Iraq War veteran. • In 2002, he achieved a near-perfect score on the medical-board exam. To prepare, Dr. Bose would quiz himself frequently,
Science
What makes us? Nature or nurture? The DNA debate comes back to life
The Guardian - Robin McKie
Robert Shafran’s first inkling that his life would soon be turned on its head occurred on his first day at college in upstate New York in 1980. His fellow students greeted him like a long-lost friend.
Project Management
Why the fast pace of IT is outpacing project management
techbeacon.com
What is the biggest organizational difference between a software innovator like Amazon and a company that struggles to maintain relevance as tech …
Hacking
Zero-day in popular WordPress plugin exploited in the wild to take over sites
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Attacks started around three weeks ago and are still going on. Users should update the WP GDPR Compliance plugin to version 1.4.3 to protect their …
Historical Fiction
The 10 best books of 2018, according to Amazon
Business Insider - Remi Rosmarin
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Random House When you're searching for
Top 10
If You Want to Get Better at Something, Ask Yourself These Two Questions
Harvard Business Review - Peter Bregman
It was the last race of the ski season. My son Daniel, 10 years old, was at the starting gate in his speed suit, helmet and goggles, waiting for the signal. “3… 2… 1…” The gate keeper called out and he
Public Speaking
To Give a Great Presentation, Distill Your Message to Just 15 Words
Harvard Business Review - Tricia Brouk
Fearless public speaking is about more than combating nerves. It’s about knowing the technique, the art, and the business of public speaking. In my two years working as a TEDx producer, and my 27 years
Long-form Journalism
What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick?
The New York Times - By GARY GREENBERG
The Chain of Office of the Dutch city of Leiden is a broad and colorful ceremonial necklace that, draped around the shoulders of Mayor Henri Lenferink, lends a magisterial air to official proceedings this
Business Technology
NIST Creates New Guidelines for Managing Privileged Accounts
biztechmagazine.com - Elizabeth_Neus_pdwC
NIST Creates New Guidelines for Managing Privileged Accounts Elizabeth_Neus_pdwC Mon, 11/05/2018 - 13:58Developed with industry partners, government …
Science
Neuroscientists Debate A Simple Question: How Does The Brain Store A Phone Number?
NPR - Jon Hamilton
You hear a new colleague's name. You get directions to the airport. You glance at a phone number you're about to call. These are the times you need working memory, the brain's system for temporarily holding
Orange County
Viral Video Of 'Dancing Doc' Who Cheers Up Pediatric Patients Is Amazing
Scary Mommy - Thea Glassman
The “Dancing Doc” boogies with his pediatric patients and the videos are a complete joy Prepare for your heart to feel really, really happy. Tony …
Recipes
Four easy Indian recipes
The Guardian - Asma Khan
Asma’s Indian Kitchen serves up some simple dishes, including beetroot raita, masala omelette and chicken drumstick kebabs Prep 5 min Cook 40 min Serves 6
Red Hat
This 29-year-old's side project has officially grown into a $1.9 billion cloud company with a huge new $100 million round
Business Insider - Rosalie Chan
• The cloud infrastructure automation startup HashiCorp announced Thursday it raised $100 million in Series D funding.• This brings HashiCorp's valuation to $1.9 billion and its total funding to $174
Sexual Harassment
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is saying all the right things about the company’s employee walkout
Quartz - Lila MacLellan
Google employees around the world staged rolling walkouts today (Nov. 1), protesting the company’s mishandling of several past sexual harassment allegations. Despite the tumultuous events of the day, CEO
Peter Thiel
Two Facebook engineers made a tool to cut down on meetings. Now it's a $900 million company
Quartz - Simone Stolzoff
There’s work, and then there’s the work that goes into doing your work. And a lot of workers spend more time on the latter. Dustin Moskovitz, a co-founder of Facebook, came to this realization a few years
Lifestyle (Canada)
How Do You Move A Bookstore? With A Human Chain, Book By Book
NPR - Laurel Wamsley
When October Books, a small radical bookshop in Southampton, England, was moving to a new location down the street, it faced a problem. How could it move its entire stock to the new spot, without spending
Education
Young Women In Sub-Saharan Africa Are Using Smartphones To Get Into University
Forbes - Bianca Barratt
The world’s battle to provide education for all rages on and now technology companies are joining the fray, helping thousands of young women in underdeveloped countries achieve what had, until recently,
Project Management
What makes a good Scrum Master?
hackernoon.com - Matthias Orgler
Should you become a Scrum Master? Who would be a good fit for this agile role? And what does a Scrum Master really do anyway? Basics: What is a Scrum …
Webcomics
A Rural Community Decided To Treat Its Opioid Problem Like A Natural Disaster
NPR - Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
When he was police chief of Stanwood, Wash., population 7,000, Ty Trenary thought rural communities like his were immune from the opioid crisis. Then, one day, a mother walked through his door and said,
A Photo Of An Alabama Man Soothing A Stranger’s Baby Has Gone Viral For All The Right Reasons
The Inquisitr - Aaron Homer
"If you know this man tell him what an amazing person he is!!," the photographer wrote on Facebook. A photo of an Alabama man comforting a stranger’s …
Business
Google Evaluates Leadership Skills Using These 13 Questions. How Would You Rank? (And How Would Your Employees Rate You?)
Inc Magazine - By Jeff Haden
Every leader wants to be a great leader. But what makes a leader great? That's a question Google spends considerable time and effort trying to answer. (It only makes sense that one of the most analytical
Mookie Betts
After Beating the Dodgers, Red Sox Star Mookie Betts Didn't Go Straight Home. He Did Something Far More Important
Inc Magazine - By Chris Matyszczyk
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. I have no bias here. Save for the fact that I'm a San Francisco Giants fan and therefore may carry
Language Learning
What is the best age to learn a language?
BBC Future - Sophie Hardach
When it comes to learning a foreign language, we tend to think that children are the most adept. But that may not be the case – and there are added benefits to starting as an adult. It’s a busy autumn
How a Pharma Company Applied Machine Learning to Patient Data
Harvard Business Review - Rafiq Ajani, Arnaub Chatterjee, Aniketh Talwai, Jack Zhang
The growing availability of real-world data has generated tremendous excitement in health care. By some estimates, health data volumes are increasing by 48% annually, and the last decade has seen a boom
Technology
Meet the 23-year-old engineering detective behind the biggest leaks in tech
TNW - Georgina Ustik
You see it all the time — Facebook’s latest feature leaks to the public, and everyone knows about it before Zuckerberg has said a word. But where do these leaks come from? Jane Wong is a 23-year-old studying
Killing Eve
Waking up early won’t change your life—but it’s awesome for capitalism
Quartz - Rosie Spinks
The internet really wants you to start getting up earlier. Everywhere you look, there’s an article touting waking during the pre-dawn hours as the ultimate life-hack. There is Mark Wahlberg’s viral morning

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How Ghana made itself the African home for a return of the black diaspora

💳The magnetic stripe: A swipe against cash

More than 50 nations, but not U.S., sign onto cybersecurity pact

Google launches VisBug, a Chrome extension for point-and-click web design

A doctor who achieved a near-perfect score on the medical-board exam shares his 6 best strategies to memorize any kind of

What makes us? Nature or nurture? The DNA debate comes back to life

Why the fast pace of IT is outpacing project management

Zero-day in popular WordPress plugin exploited in the wild to take over sites

The 10 best books of 2018, according to Amazon

If You Want to Get Better at Something, Ask Yourself These Two Questions

To Give a Great Presentation, Distill Your Message to Just 15 Words

What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick?

NIST Creates New Guidelines for Managing Privileged Accounts

Neuroscientists Debate A Simple Question: How Does The Brain Store A Phone Number?

Viral Video Of 'Dancing Doc' Who Cheers Up Pediatric Patients Is Amazing

Four easy Indian recipes

This 29-year-old's side project has officially grown into a $1.9 billion cloud company with a huge new $100 million round

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is saying all the right things about the company’s employee walkout

Two Facebook engineers made a tool to cut down on meetings. Now it's a $900 million company

How Do You Move A Bookstore? With A Human Chain, Book By Book

Young Women In Sub-Saharan Africa Are Using Smartphones To Get Into University

What makes a good Scrum Master?

A Rural Community Decided To Treat Its Opioid Problem Like A Natural Disaster

A Photo Of An Alabama Man Soothing A Stranger’s Baby Has Gone Viral For All The Right Reasons

Google Evaluates Leadership Skills Using These 13 Questions. How Would You Rank? (And How Would Your Employees Rate You?)

After Beating the Dodgers, Red Sox Star Mookie Betts Didn't Go Straight Home. He Did Something Far More Important

What is the best age to learn a language?

How a Pharma Company Applied Machine Learning to Patient Data

Meet the 23-year-old engineering detective behind the biggest leaks in tech

Waking up early won’t change your life—but it’s awesome for capitalism