There is a new qualitative study co-authored by Dr Ioana Lupu from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) that looks at how parents influence the work-family life balance from their children later on in life. One insight? Women who had stay-at-home mothers ‘work like their fathers but want to parent like their mothers’. From the press… Read More How we balance work and family life may be learned from our parents
Why not to seek advice from successful people. pic.twitter.com/ecMqMEOIz4 — Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) April 21, 2017
Expertise is great, it’s what makes the difference between a novice and an expert. But every wish comes with a curse, and even expertise has maybe a downside according to this new study as it shows that highly trained workers in some occupations could actually be at risk for making errors when interrupted From the press… Read More A downside of expertise? Skilled workers more prone to mistakes when interrupted
This is certainly one of the funniest things I’ve seen this week! "The feeling when you realize the robots will steal your job." pic.twitter.com/DQvYmYArlD — Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) November 27, 2016
I shared this already on Twitter, but I think this short text by president Barack Obama is so important that it would be a mistake not to share it here. Read this and than think about Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, and many others. https://twitter.com/einarvollset/status/787540966320115713
When you start talking about genes and education, often people will start having all kind of itches. This new study not only looks at the influence of genes on education, but even finds that the same genetic score that has predicting power for academic achievement – always to a certain extent – also has predictive power on… Read More This big genetic study talks about the existence of unrealized human potential, and is probably correct
