Along with writing his own business books, Adrian Slywotzky writes for many publications such as Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal . He is a sought after business consultant and a Partner at the consulting firm, Oliver Wyman .
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Feed SubscriptionHundreds of Rare Saiga Antelopes Die in Kazakhstan (Again)
One year after a mysterious epidemic wiped out 12,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes ( Saiga tatarica ) in Kazakhstan, the ailment has struck again there, this time killing more than 400 animals. [More]
Read More »Germany: 365 more infected in E. coli outbreak
Total of 1,064 sickened in Germany alone, 16 people die from symptoms as source of infection remains elusive
Read More »GOP says Obama’s healthy lunch effort too costly
Republican House agricultural subcommittee spokesman calls new rules "classic nanny-state overreach"
Read More »UN Report Puts Focus on Japan Nuclear Plant Flaws
By Kevin Krolicki TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - Less than a week after touring the [More]
Read More »Value of Disease Clues from Biomarkers Often Exaggerated
By Heidi Ledford of Nature magazine An analysis of nearly three-dozen highly cited papers has found that researchers often overstate the link between biomarkers and disease by citing papers that report the strongest association, even when subsequent analyses downplay the connection. [More]
Read More »Biodegradable Products Are Good For Landfills, But Bad For The Climate
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. A new study finds that while biodegradable products help reduce mass in landfills, they may be worsening global warning. Luckily, there's a solution: Make earth-friendly plastics that actually disintegrate more slowly.
Read More »Video: Cell phones potentially linked to cancer
An international group of scientists has classified cell phones as "possibly carcinogenic to humans." Dr. Jon LaPook reports that this means that there may be an increased risk, but the study is not conclusive.
Read More »PGT: Woods a lock to play in Presidents Cup
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Read More »Cell Phones In Hospitals May Be Covered With Germs
We already know that cell phones carry all sorts of germs.
Read More »Woods’ race to catch Jack depends on wounded knee
Jack Nicklaus doesn't want Tiger Woods to break his record of 18 major championships.
Read More »Rain And Temperature Predict Cholera Risks
Bad blood pressure and cholesterol numbers are predictors for future health problems. You won’t definitely have a heart attack, for example, but your risk is higher. Now researchers have developed a similar-style early warning system for the public health of an entire region.
Read More »Radiation from Cell Phones Flagged as "Possibly"– Not Probably–Carcinogenic
The radiation emitted by mobile phones has been classified as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by a World Health Organization (WHO) scientific working group. [More]
Read More »Evidence Mounts for New Physics via Tevatron Particle Collider
A group of physicists working with data from a particle detector at the Tevatron collider announced last month that they had found something they could not explain. High-speed smash-ups between protons and their antimatter counterparts, observed by the Illinois site's CDF detector, appeared to yield a certain kind of package in unexpected abundance : a massive particle known as the W boson along with two jets of other particles. The CDF excess hinted at the existence of some unknown particle, an unidentified and possibly disruptive addition to the family of particles described by the long-reigning, exceptionally well-tested Standard Model of particle physics
Read More »First Commercial Quantum Computer Is Sold
By Zeeya Merali of Nature magazine It could turn out to be a milestone for quantum computing. [More]
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