Words of Wisdom — May 28, 2014

Maya Angelou 1928 – 2014

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

– Maya Angelou

13.8

Explaining the mystery of synchronization, from swinging pendulums to chirping crickets

A variety of living and non-living things exhibit behavioral synchronization. Why?

The Wizard of Oz is a story about the dangers of the gold standard

Reading between the lines of Dorothy’s adventure to the Emerald City.

High Culture

What is modern art about — and why won’t it go away already?

Modernism has lasted longer than any art movement since the Renaissance.

Strange Maps

After oil and gas, Europe is now running out of wind

You might think it’s impossible to run out of wind, but Europe’s “wind drought” proves otherwise. And it’s only going to get worse.

Leadership

Slack’s CEO Stewart Butterfield: These questions could save teams billions of hours each year

“The digital HQ – the digital infrastructure that supports productivity and collaboration – actually became more important than the physical HQ.”

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