Usman Chohan
Contributing Writer
Usman Chohan adores writing and thinking about big ideas, and in 2016 he was listed among "Australia's 50 Top Thinkers" by The Conversation. He has been affiliated with the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. Usman has called 10 different countries on 5 continents "home", and he speaks 9 different languages, and is the President of the International Association of Hyperpolyglots.
Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society, offers an important 5-point plan for President Trump on space exploration and NASA’s budget.
Men have become much more aggressive with women in their negotiation style since Donald Trump became president, according to a new Game Theory based economics study. More aggressive tactics by men are leading to reduced mutual benefits and a destruction of value in negotiations.
The biologists who revealed why zebras have black-and-white stripes now also have a theory on the black-and-white fur of giant pandas.
Social media is uniquely positioned to detect suicidal tendencies. Facebook’s new algorithm offers better detection, live chat support from crisis-support organizations (via messenger), and integrated suicide prevention tools to help people in real time.
Talking about politics in the office is stressing people out and hurting their productivity. Many discussions are erupting into full-blown arguments, and millennials are particularly likely to witness political escalations in the workplace.
Only 15% of Wall Street’s capital actually flows into the “real” economy, while much of the rest slushes around within Wall Street itself. As a result, the financial sector does not create the same opportunities for the real economy as it once did.
How likely are you to help a stranger? What if you were in a war zone? If you think that the desperation of conflict really brings out the worst in people, you might be surprised.