Quantum theory is one of the most profound discoveries of humanity. In my view, it s on a par with Cuban cigars and single malt whiskey. The theory has been hugely successful in showing us the inner workings of the universe.
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Feed SubscriptionIt’s Not All About The Big 3: To Kick-Start Michigan’s Economy, Rick DeVos Invests In Art & Startups
A native son of western Michigan, Rick DeVos believes if business can let go of some control and give people big opportunities to test their ideas, they’ll achieve astonishing results. Rick DeVos is a 29-year-old entrepreneur who wants to jump-start the economy in his home state of Michigan. But don’t file him away between developers of lakeside casinos , film production facilitators ,
Read More »5 Tools for Twitter Power Users
Recommendations from a celebrity tweeter who actually writes all of his own tweets. One of my clients (sorry, can’t say who) has over 700,000 Twitter followers, tweets constantly, admits he responds to more DMs than he should, and does it all on his own without the help of a ghost-tweeter. His following is huge mostly because he’s famous, but his Twitter popularity is also due to how effectively he manages the process
Read More »Clock Ticks for Phobos-Grunt Mars Mission
On November 8th, Russia launched a probe toward the tiny Martian moon Phobos. The launch was picture-perfect, and the spacecraft, called Phobos–Grunt, soared into the night sky over Kazakhstan. [More]
Read More »A Business or an Art Project?
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Read More »The Greatest Infomercial Parodies Of All Time
The infomercial follows a simple formula: Hyperbolically overinflate a frustration of daily life, earnestly present a corny product as the easy solution, wonder aloud how expensive such a product would be, and sell it at a fraction of that imaginary price. Then repeat.
Read More »Avoid a Rick Perry Meltdown
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Read More »The American Fascination With Zombies
Ed note: As Halloween rapidly approaches in the US, AiP will be exploring superstitions, beliefs, and the things that go bump in the night.
Read More »Video: SNL star reveals crack cocaine addiction
Darrell Hammond, the longest-serving cast member ever to star on "Saturday Night Live," is speaking out about his crack cocaine abuse and self-cutting in his new memoir, "God If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked." CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.
Read More »Video: Stores pull "Schweddy Balls" from shelves
"Ben & Jerry's" popular "Schweddy Balls" ice cream, based on a "Saturday Night Live" sketch featuring Alec Baldwin, has been pulled from some supermarket shelves over concerns of vulgarity. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.
Read More »The three things I learned at the Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women: on being a radical scholar
The kiddo is asleep for the night.
Read More »The three things I learned at the Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women: on being a radical scholar
The kiddo is asleep for the night. My husband and I sit on kitchen countertops, facing each other
Read More »More Inc. 5000 Conference Love from Council Members
At this year's Inc. 5000 Conference, I had the distinct pleasure of running a debate between two great entrepreneurs: Phil Patrick of PharmaStrat and Jay Goltz of The Goltz Group .
Read More »More Inc. 5000 Conference Love from Council Members
At this year's Inc. 5000 Conference, I had the distinct pleasure of running a debate between two great entrepreneurs: Phil Patrick of PharmaStrat and Jay Goltz of The Goltz Group .
Read More »How Math Whizzes Helped Sink the Economy [Book Excerpt]
[ Editor's note: This excerpt from The Quants, by Scott Patterson (Crown Business, 2010), describes the 2006 Wall Street Poker Night Tournament, which featured professional poker players T. J. Cloutier and Clonie Gowen.
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