Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

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Scott McLeod

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Collins. (2001). Good to great: Why some companies make the leap… and others don’t.

Local communities strongly believe that their schools are good. ‘Good is the enemy of great.’

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Starts With A Bang

Astronomers just found the smallest galaxy ever

With stars, gas, and dark matter, galaxies come in a great array of sizes. This new one, Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1, is the smallest by far.

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The Scott Woody Interview: The pros and cons of being “memoryless”

The cofounder and CEO of red-hot billing platform Metronome unpacks his leadership journey.

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Ask Ethan: Could dark energy be more negative than a cosmological constant?

The fact that our Universe’s expansion is accelerating implies that dark energy exists. But could it be even weirder than we’ve imagined?

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What to know about vaccines in the do-your-own-research era

For centuries, vaccines have been the top life-saving, expert medical intervention known to humans. How can individuals make the right call?

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Lessons from the Roman Empire about the danger of luxury

Are we enslaved by the finer things in life?

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