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The five questions you're afraid to ask a buyer are actually the key to increasing sales and ramping up efficiency. Hey, no one ever said sales was easy.

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.

For some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, simply coming up with lines of well-written code can turn a startup into a smashing success. But Skybox Imaging founder Dan Berkenstock is aiming much (much) higher.

Everyone at my company understands that the next sale begins when the customer says yes, and making that sale is part of their job.

With the economic downturn and the evolution of the business world in the last 10 years, has our ability to succeed on our own changed? We continue our examination of the business book Free Agent Nation with an interview of author Daniel Pink

These tips on improving communication during office meetings may even elevate your standing at home. We all have experienced the regret of a wasted hour (or several) in an ineffective meeting.

The old adage "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is wrong--it cripples us when it comes to optimizing what works. Google is famous for its relentless A/B testing, a technique for making constant incremental improvements by testing one small change against the previous version to see which is more successful. You can apply this model to your own work habits too.

Nearly one metric ton of hardware will land on Mars in about nine months' time, uncurl its limbs, and start rolling around in the name of science. Designing something like Curiosity isn't easy. Around August 6, 2012, a spacecraft will reach Mars' surface after a nine-month journey from Earth

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 ,

Lichen loves to grow on tall, rocky mountains. But it doesn't know the difference between that and a skyscraper. Covering our buildings in it would keep them cool for free, if one artist's experiments work out.

Don't show 'em the money (even if you have it).

The British animator Cyriak Harris has translated his surreal creature creations into YouTube stardom. Cyriak Harris learned hand-drawn animation at school, but it's his bag of self-taught digital tricks that power the insane cavalcade of worm-shaped cats and madly multiplying lambs that make this 37-year-old Brit one of YouTube’s most popular filmmakers. His last eight clips have racked up roughly 28 million page views by putting cattle , sheep, teddy bears , and cats through preposterous paces

Mike Swanson built a wildly popular iPhone app while working at his day job at Microsoft. After more than a decade working as an evangelist for Microsoft, Mike Swanson launched a start-up specializing in..

If you're looking for a quick way to improve productivity for yourself as well as those around you, look no further than your inbox. Most of us take email for granted now, which is why there is an opportunity there to improve and optimize how you communicate

Editor's note: This essay, by renowned evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis, was published in the August 1994 issue of Scientific American with the title, " Sex, Death and Kefir ." Margulis died on Tuesday in her home, according to a statement released by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she was a Distinguished University Professor of Geosciences.