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It s World Oceans Day today (in North Carolina it s No It s Not! Day), so the moment seemed opportune for a very brief followup on the Plugged-In post of a week or so ago about the NC state legislature considering a law that would make it all kinds of illegal for you to try to figure out what the ocean was likely to do in the next century.

Chef John Besh says the moment he stopped thinking about himself, he finally discovered his company's real mission-- and path to success.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto/fotokon Although cocaine makes people feel more alert and on top of things in the moment, it can leave users vulnerable to a much slower brain in the long run.

Charisma is not a substitute for genuine leadership. These five steps can help you develop, and blend, the two.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell University THE WOODLANDS, Texas Planetary scientists, usually an affable lot, are plenty riled up at the moment. [More]

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell University THE WOODLANDS, Texas Planetary scientists, usually an affable lot, are plenty riled up at the moment. [More]

Meet Elle Luna, a former IDEO designer who believes design plays a role at every stage of the process--even before teams start to think visually. Elle Luna calls herself a "designer, storyteller, and startup advisor." As a mentor at the Designer Fund , which believes designers should be startup founders rather than late-stage additions, Luna feels designers have a role to play at every stage of the process, including the gleam-in-eye phase. FAST COMPANY: You recently left your position at the major design firm IDEO

The Oklahoma state Senate voted to establish that life begins at the moment of conception. The so-called "personhood" bill would give embryos and fetuses all the rights and immunities of people.

What every business owner needs to know about protecting valuable intellectual property. I am often asked do I need a trademark for my slogan? Can I patent my idea

"If ever there is a moment to join or start up your own company, this is it," says Smith. "To be the little nimble startups that can run rings around the major corporations and move faster than them and be more innovative than them, the moment is now." Moshi Monsters is already a $100 million multi-platform children's game, toy and book franchise, and one of the Toys"R"Us hot toys of 2011 , but I was skeptical about the company's "transmedia" ambitions.

Author and Detroit native Josh Linkner shares poignant lessons in spurring change from the unfinished story of Motor City's slump and comeback. The City of Detroit has had more ups and downs than the most pampered celebrity divas.

Surprisingly, rumors still persist in some corners of the Internet that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is going to destroy the Earth – even though nearly three years have passed since it was first turned on.

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When we visited his office on the Warner Bros. lot for this year's 100 Most Creative People in Business package , Conan O'Brien opened up about how he works.

Signature: “I am a modernist, and my work is largely predicated on the use of major contemporary art. Although I have great respect for the past, I like my work to reflect our moment in time.” Bradfield also is instrumental in building exceptional collections of important antiques, and he has ...