Jim Al-Khalili: How quantum biology might explain life’s biggest questions

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How does a robin know to fly south? The answer might be weirder than you think: Quantum physics may be involved. Jim Al-Khalili rounds up the extremely new, extremely strange world of quantum biology, where something Einstein once called “spooky action at a distance” helps birds navigate, and quantum effects might explain the origin of life itself.

The interim strategy

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We say we want to treat people fairly, build an institution that will contribute to the culture and embrace diversity. We say we want to do things right the first time, treat people as we would like to be treated and build something that matters. But first… first we say we have to make our ... Read more

The Best Negotiation Exercises, Role-Plays And Videos For The New Semester

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The air is buzzing with excitement as students, teachers and institutions prepare for the new academic year. Are your classes all planned and your materials purchased? We’re here to help you to find the best negotiation exercises and teaching materials for your negotiation classes.
The Teaching Negotiation Resource Center is your one-stop shop for role-play simulations
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Dustin Yellin: A journey through the mind of an artist

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Dustin Yellin makes mesmerizing artwork that tells complex, myth-inspired stories. How did he develop his style? In this disarming talk, he shares the journey of an artist -- starting from age 8 -- and his idiosyncratic way of thinking and seeing. Follow the path that leads him up to his latest major work (or two).

Email Marketing 101: How to determine the right email content for your subscribers

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How can you avoid being a pain in a customer's inbox? The answer is in targeting your content. It is one of the most important, and sometimes underutilized, elements of email marketing. At the MarketingSherpa Email Summit 2015 Media Center, Courtney Eckerle, Managing Editor, MarketingSherpa, interviewed Jessica Best, Digital Marketer, emfluence, on ways marketers can focus on their customers in order to build the right content.

Win Win Negotiation Example: Different Cultures, Shared Meals

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From movie moguls hammering out film deals in Los Angeles to publishers and agents assessing each other’s tastes in New York, the “power lunch” has become a familiar institution. Across the globe, negotiators often do business over shared meals, whether out of convenience or as part of a concerted effort to get to know one
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Christopher Soghoian: A brief history of phone wiretapping -- and how to avoid it

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Who is listening in on your phone calls? On a landline, it could be anyone, says privacy activist Christopher Soghoian, because surveillance backdoors are built into the phone system by default, to allow governments to listen in. But then again, so could a foreign intelligence service ... or a criminal. Which is why, says Soghoian, some tech companies are resisting governments' call to build the same backdoors into mobile phones and new messaging systems. Learn how some tech companies are working to keep your calls and messages private.

Is Offering Cloud Backup All About the Lowest Price? Think Again.

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At some point in the evolution of IT managed services, backup became synonymous with storage in many people’s minds—just a place to stash away a digital copy of data should something go wrong. Backup was regarded as little more than a virtual storage locker where companies could unload files.

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