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Studying The Science Behind Child Prodigies
NPR: Matt Haimovitz is 42 and a world-renowned cellist. He rushed into the classical music scene at age 10 after Itzhak Perlman, the famed violinist, heard him play. “By the time I was 12, 13
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How to Tell If You Are a Bad Employee
The Wall Street Journal: “She’s a bully” and “obnoxious” are what San Francisco-based career coach Joel Garfinkle heard from employees at a Silicon Valley tech company about a colleague. The company had approached Mr. Garfinkle
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Here’s What Happens When You Extend a Deadline
The Huffington Post: In June, the Obama administration pushed back the deadline for employers with 50 or more workers to provide health insurance for their employees by a full year — until Jan 1, 2015.
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Science Reveals the Benefits of an Aging Workforce
The over-65 set is not only increasing in numbers (by 2030 the percentage of people age 65 and older is expected to increase from almost 13 percent to almost 20 percent, according to data from
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Sociable lunches may reduce work performance
The Washington Post: Lunch at a restaurant with a friend could lessen the brain’s aptitude for detailed tasks back at work, a new study suggests. If an error-free afternoon is the goal, perhaps workers should
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Superstar Sports Players More Likely to Cheat
TIME: The first player to be affected by Major League Baseball’s crack-down on those caught using banned performance-enhancing drugs was Milwaukee Brewers’ outfielder Ryan Braun, who was suspended for the rest of the season. One
