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Day: August 21, 2020
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COVID-19
- I’m partially deaf. When mask-wearing came along, I had to rebuild my world (Guardian)
- Contact tracing apps have been a bust. States bet college kids can change that. (Politico)
- Scam Alert: A Real COVID Contact Tracer Won’t Ask You For Money (NPR)
- As Wildfires Rage, Californians Fear the Virus at Shelters (NYT, $)
- Lawsuit accuses nation’s largest hospital firm of not protecting workers from COVID-19 (WaPo, $)
- Why it’s unlikely we’ll have a Covid-19 vaccine before Election Day (Vox)
- Top FDA official says would resign if agency rubber-stamps an unproven COVID-19 vaccine
Behind the Wild and Sometimes Wacky Facemask Economy | Inc.com
20 offices turned into 2,000 individual pods for post-Covid working | Commercial property | The Guardian
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A miniature record shop for mice has opened in Sweden called Ricotta Records – The Spaces
Pandemic end in India: Beginning of the end of pandemic? India may be just 2 weeks from hitting COVID-19 peak
Pandemic end in India: Beginning of the end of pandemic? India may be just 2 weeks from hitting COVID-19 peak
Behind the Wild and Sometimes Wacky Facemask Economy | Inc.com
Singapore’s Restaurants Try a New Recipe for the Covid-19 Pandemic – Bloomberg
Rebecca Firth: How you can help map the world’s most vulnerable places | TED Talk
Refik Anadol: Art in the age of machine intelligence | TED Talk
Jan Stejskal: The last living members of an extinct species | TED Talk
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The best available option is always available.
Perfect almost never is.
If you care enough to contribute, you can care enough to not wait for perfect.
Erin Baumgartner: Big data, small farms and a tale of two tomatoes | TED Talk
Alan Smith: Why you should love statistics | TED Talk
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Startup Mistakes: First-Hand Lessons from 80+ Failed Startups
Scientists: Exploding Star Likely Caused Mass Extinction on Earth
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Florida Is Releasing Almost a Billion Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes
DARPA Is Testing F-16s Flown by AI in Virtual Combat
According to New Research, Kids Spread COVID-19 Like Crazy
According to New Research, Kids Spread COVID-19 Like Crazy
MIT Professor: I Fear Imminent Human Extinction
Oops: Colleges Are Already Canceling In-Person Classes
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Ricardo Semler: How to run a company with (almost) no rules | TED Talk
Today’s Inspirational Quote:
“You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.”
— Johnny Cash
Did you know…
Did you know…
… that today is Benjamin Harrison’s Birthday? Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, was born at North Bend, Ohio, on August 20, 1833. Trivia buffs: He was the only grandson of a president (William Henry Harrison) to be elected president.
Idioms of the day
Escaping Prison With A Feather.
True Love, True Heart.
A Payment Of Pennies.
Turning Leaves Into Money.
Making Doors Out Of Windows.
Wisdom Quotes
It is not the absence of fear that is courage, but the mastery over it.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. (Mark Twain)
Even if you’re on the right path, you’ll get nowhere if you stand still.
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. (Will Rogers)
Would you rather…
Would you rather kiss a random stranger on the mouth or use a family member’s toothbrush?
Joseph Shin: How doctors can help fix the broken US asylum system | TED Talk
10 Surprising Musical Moments From Popular Shows – Listverse
Top 10 Crazy Superstitious Things People Do – Listverse
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MANAGEMENTWhy Inclusion Starts in the C-suiteAs part of the Leading Diversity at Work series, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks with global diversity expert Gwen Houston about why senior executives must lead inclusion efforts. READ MORE |
TECHNOLOGYHow Social Media Is Shaping Political CampaignsPolitical newcomers can leverage social media to raise money and gain recognition, which could help them compete against incumbents, according to new research co-authored by Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim. READ MORE |
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WHARTON SCHOOL PRESSAvailable Now: Updated Edition of Customer Centricity, by Peter Fader In a new preface and afterword to Customer Centricity, Wharton’s Peter Fader reflects on how the landscape has changed over nearly a decade since he first proposed that businesses radically rethink how they relate to customers. Learn more. | WHARTON BUSINESS DAILYLive from the Wharton School on SiriusXM Channel 132 Listen to Wharton faculty and other top experts discuss the news that matters most to consumers and the business world from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET Monday-Friday. Don’t have Sirius? Find segments from the show here. |
LEADERSHIPHow Leaders Can Regain Trust in Untrusting TimesPandemic confusion, police brutality, corporate corruption and unchecked elitism have eroded our faith in leaders. In this opinion piece, Wharton’s Greg Shea offers 10 steps that can help remedy that. READ MORE |
MANAGEMENTWhen Several Lines Are Better Than OneEveryone knows the dread that comes with standing in a long line. Research co-authored by Wharton’s Hummy Song suggests that knowledge-based industries should rethink how they approach this aspect of customer service. READ MORE |
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LIPMAN FAMILY PRIZEVirtual Panel Event A new virtual panel event, held on August 25th from 3:00-4:00 pm ET titled Breakthrough Insights: Creating Access in Healthcare and Economic Opportunity, will feature the CEOs of the two inaugural winners of the Beacon Awards, Hope Enterprise Corporation and CareMessage, who were each selected for their leadership in innovation and impact throughout the social sector. At the end of the panel discussion, audience members will be invited to participate in a Q&A. Register now. | WHARTON EXECUTIVE EDUCATIONAssessing Commercial Real Estate Investments and Markets – LIVE Virtual Discover how to add commercial real estate to your client’s or institution’s diversified investment portfolio. Become a more discerning evaluator of real estate investment partners and opportunities in the U.S. and globally. Learn more. |
IN CASE YOU MISSED ITFixed-income portfolios have performed as well, if not better, than the U.S. stock market in the past five decades, according to new Wharton research.Wharton’s Katherine Milkman talks with Don Moore from the University of California, Berkeley, about his new book on the perils of overconfidence.New research co-authored by Wharton’s Thomas S. Robertson explains why it’s time for retailers to rethink their liberal return policies. |
10 Fascinating Facts About National Costumes – Listverse
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ArchaeologyEssayAccumulation and its discontentsWhether collecting, storing or hoarding, we’ve always had our issues with stuff – not least deciding what’s worth havingby Astrid Van Oyen |
Hallucinations/delusionsIdeaBeliefs have a social purpose. Does this explain delusions?by Anna Greenburgh |
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Strategy+business newsletter
Ideas that workAugust 20, 2020Share: A new measure of success for sporting superstars: Social impactEmbracing a sense of purpose, speaking up, and forcing change off the field are now the goals for players and their organizations.by Ben Lyttleton Developing and Leading High-Performance Teams (Live Online)Oct 5–16, 2020Empowering executives to maximize the impact of their teams, this virtual program examines how to develop team solidarity, “followership,” and broad support for change throughout your organization and how to harness the power of teams through better decision making and leadership. Learn more.advertisement s+b essential readingManaging change in the face of skepticismIn companies with analytical cultures, employees are prone to rejecting change initiatives as “too squishy.” Tweaking the action plan can lead to success.by Augusto Giacoman and Maureen Trantham advertisementFeatured articleWhat if every job seeker got a living-wage job?Economist Pavlina R. Tcherneva demolishes the idea that there is an optimal rate of unemployment and makes a timely case for a national job guarantee.by Theodore KinniPwC insightsGlobal M&A Industry Trends in Consumer MarketsM&A will be a key driver of economic recovery as businesses look to repair and reconfigure. advertisementMost popularFour questions to ask before you plan your next meetingGood meetings need to be designed, whether they are virtual or face-to-face.by Elizabeth DotyWhy corporate purpose statements often miss their markAnalysis of nearly 2,000 CEOs’ description of their company’s purpose reveals that most omit a critical detail: why their company is in business.by Christopher Michaelson, Douglas A. Lepisto, and Michael G. PrattThe urgent need for sophisticated leadershipThe pandemic has highlighted a series of paradoxes inherent to the work of leaders. What comes next will depend on how well they face up to them.by Blair Sheppard and Susannah Anfield |
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Brazil: Avianca’s majority shareholders arrested in Brazil on accusations of corruption Aug 20, 2020 06:00 pm The majority shareholders of Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, brothers German and Jose Efromovich, were arrested in Brazil by the country’s federal police on Wednesday as part of the sprawling Car Wash corruption probe, authorities said. Prosecutors have accused the brothers of laundering money and bribing public officials in order to land Read More United States: Lindberg gets more than 7 years for trying to bribe elected official; says he’ll appeal Aug 20, 2020 05:30 pm Greg Lindberg, the billionaire businessman at the heart of one of North Carolina’s worst government corruption scandals, will spend more than seven years in prison, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in Charlotte. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn also ordered Lindberg to pay a $35,000 fine and placed him on three Read More Mexico: Ex-chief of Mexico’s Pemex accuses former presidents, officials of graft Aug 20, 2020 05:00 pm An ex-chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos accused former presidents, ministers, lawmakers, political aides and a journalist of corruption in testimony leaked on Wednesday that is aimed at proving he is innocent of graft charges. Emilio Lozoya, one-time boss of the state-run oil company known as Pemex, has become the centerpiece Read More China: Chinese sportswear giant Anta partners with WWF to promote sustainable development Aug 20, 2020 04:30 pm China’s leading sportswear brand Anta established a global strategic partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) here on Wednesday, promising to promote sustainable and green development of the country’s textile industry. Under the three-year agreement, Anta, the world’s third largest sportswear company by revenue, will cooperate with WWF to help Read More United States: Union County Man Indicted on Public Corruption Charges Aug 20, 2020 04:00 pm A Union County, New Jersey, man has been indicted on charges of making corrupt payments to a public official, wire fraud, and using a facility in interstate commerce to facilitate bribery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, of Rahway, New Jersey, is charged in an indictment unsealed with Read More Malaysia: Car dealer, companies commission assistant registrar, Islamic foundation officer testify on Day 1 of Baling MP Abdul Azeez’s corruption and money laundering trial Aug 20, 2020 03:30 pm Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, accused of corruption and money laundering, was a picture of calm in the dock on the first day of his trial in the High Court. The bribes were said to have been given to the Umno Supreme Council member by one Mohamad Read More Join the conversation, follow us: |
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Ethical Alliance Daily News Brazil: Avianca’s majority shareholders arrested in Brazil on accusations of corruption Aug 20, 2020 06:00 pm The majority shareholders of Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, brothers German and Jose Efromovich, were arrested in Brazil by the country’s federal police on Wednesday as part of the sprawling Car Wash corruption probe, authorities said. Prosecutors have accused the brothers of laundering money and bribing public officials in order to land Read More United States: Lindberg gets more than 7 years for trying to bribe elected official; says he’ll appeal Aug 20, 2020 05:30 pm Greg Lindberg, the billionaire businessman at the heart of one of North Carolina’s worst government corruption scandals, will spend more than seven years in prison, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in Charlotte. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn also ordered Lindberg to pay a $35,000 fine and placed him on three Read More Mexico: Ex-chief of Mexico’s Pemex accuses former presidents, officials of graft Aug 20, 2020 05:00 pm An ex-chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos accused former presidents, ministers, lawmakers, political aides and a journalist of corruption in testimony leaked on Wednesday that is aimed at proving he is innocent of graft charges. Emilio Lozoya, one-time boss of the state-run oil company known as Pemex, has become the centerpiece Read More China: Chinese sportswear giant Anta partners with WWF to promote sustainable development Aug 20, 2020 04:30 pm China’s leading sportswear brand Anta established a global strategic partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) here on Wednesday, promising to promote sustainable and green development of the country’s textile industry. Under the three-year agreement, Anta, the world’s third largest sportswear company by revenue, will cooperate with WWF to help Read More United States: Union County Man Indicted on Public Corruption Charges Aug 20, 2020 04:00 pm A Union County, New Jersey, man has been indicted on charges of making corrupt payments to a public official, wire fraud, and using a facility in interstate commerce to facilitate bribery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, of Rahway, New Jersey, is charged in an indictment unsealed with Read More Malaysia: Car dealer, companies commission assistant registrar, Islamic foundation officer testify on Day 1 of Baling MP Abdul Azeez’s corruption and money laundering trial Aug 20, 2020 03:30 pm Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, accused of corruption and money laundering, was a picture of calm in the dock on the first day of his trial in the High Court. The bribes were said to have been given to the Umno Supreme Council member by one Mohamad Read More Join the conversation, follow us: |
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Ethical Alliance Daily News Brazil: Avianca’s majority shareholders arrested in Brazil on accusations of corruption Aug 20, 2020 06:00 pm The majority shareholders of Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, brothers German and Jose Efromovich, were arrested in Brazil by the country’s federal police on Wednesday as part of the sprawling Car Wash corruption probe, authorities said. Prosecutors have accused the brothers of laundering money and bribing public officials in order to land Read More United States: Lindberg gets more than 7 years for trying to bribe elected official; says he’ll appeal Aug 20, 2020 05:30 pm Greg Lindberg, the billionaire businessman at the heart of one of North Carolina’s worst government corruption scandals, will spend more than seven years in prison, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in Charlotte. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn also ordered Lindberg to pay a $35,000 fine and placed him on three Read More Mexico: Ex-chief of Mexico’s Pemex accuses former presidents, officials of graft Aug 20, 2020 05:00 pm An ex-chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos accused former presidents, ministers, lawmakers, political aides and a journalist of corruption in testimony leaked on Wednesday that is aimed at proving he is innocent of graft charges. Emilio Lozoya, one-time boss of the state-run oil company known as Pemex, has become the centerpiece Read More China: Chinese sportswear giant Anta partners with WWF to promote sustainable development Aug 20, 2020 04:30 pm China’s leading sportswear brand Anta established a global strategic partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) here on Wednesday, promising to promote sustainable and green development of the country’s textile industry. Under the three-year agreement, Anta, the world’s third largest sportswear company by revenue, will cooperate with WWF to help Read More United States: Union County Man Indicted on Public Corruption Charges Aug 20, 2020 04:00 pm A Union County, New Jersey, man has been indicted on charges of making corrupt payments to a public official, wire fraud, and using a facility in interstate commerce to facilitate bribery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, of Rahway, New Jersey, is charged in an indictment unsealed with Read More Malaysia: Car dealer, companies commission assistant registrar, Islamic foundation officer testify on Day 1 of Baling MP Abdul Azeez’s corruption and money laundering trial Aug 20, 2020 03:30 pm Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, accused of corruption and money laundering, was a picture of calm in the dock on the first day of his trial in the High Court. The bribes were said to have been given to the Umno Supreme Council member by one Mohamad Read More Join the conversation, follow us: |
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Ethical Alliance Daily News Brazil: Avianca’s majority shareholders arrested in Brazil on accusations of corruption Aug 20, 2020 06:00 pm The majority shareholders of Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, brothers German and Jose Efromovich, were arrested in Brazil by the country’s federal police on Wednesday as part of the sprawling Car Wash corruption probe, authorities said. Prosecutors have accused the brothers of laundering money and bribing public officials in order to land Read More United States: Lindberg gets more than 7 years for trying to bribe elected official; says he’ll appeal Aug 20, 2020 05:30 pm Greg Lindberg, the billionaire businessman at the heart of one of North Carolina’s worst government corruption scandals, will spend more than seven years in prison, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in Charlotte. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn also ordered Lindberg to pay a $35,000 fine and placed him on three Read More Mexico: Ex-chief of Mexico’s Pemex accuses former presidents, officials of graft Aug 20, 2020 05:00 pm An ex-chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos accused former presidents, ministers, lawmakers, political aides and a journalist of corruption in testimony leaked on Wednesday that is aimed at proving he is innocent of graft charges. Emilio Lozoya, one-time boss of the state-run oil company known as Pemex, has become the centerpiece Read More China: Chinese sportswear giant Anta partners with WWF to promote sustainable development Aug 20, 2020 04:30 pm China’s leading sportswear brand Anta established a global strategic partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) here on Wednesday, promising to promote sustainable and green development of the country’s textile industry. Under the three-year agreement, Anta, the world’s third largest sportswear company by revenue, will cooperate with WWF to help Read More United States: Union County Man Indicted on Public Corruption Charges Aug 20, 2020 04:00 pm A Union County, New Jersey, man has been indicted on charges of making corrupt payments to a public official, wire fraud, and using a facility in interstate commerce to facilitate bribery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, of Rahway, New Jersey, is charged in an indictment unsealed with Read More Malaysia: Car dealer, companies commission assistant registrar, Islamic foundation officer testify on Day 1 of Baling MP Abdul Azeez’s corruption and money laundering trial Aug 20, 2020 03:30 pm Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, accused of corruption and money laundering, was a picture of calm in the dock on the first day of his trial in the High Court. The bribes were said to have been given to the Umno Supreme Council member by one Mohamad Read More Join the conversation, follow us: |
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Ethical Alliance Daily News Brazil: Avianca’s majority shareholders arrested in Brazil on accusations of corruption Aug 20, 2020 06:00 pm The majority shareholders of Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, brothers German and Jose Efromovich, were arrested in Brazil by the country’s federal police on Wednesday as part of the sprawling Car Wash corruption probe, authorities said. Prosecutors have accused the brothers of laundering money and bribing public officials in order to land Read More United States: Lindberg gets more than 7 years for trying to bribe elected official; says he’ll appeal Aug 20, 2020 05:30 pm Greg Lindberg, the billionaire businessman at the heart of one of North Carolina’s worst government corruption scandals, will spend more than seven years in prison, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in Charlotte. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn also ordered Lindberg to pay a $35,000 fine and placed him on three Read More Mexico: Ex-chief of Mexico’s Pemex accuses former presidents, officials of graft Aug 20, 2020 05:00 pm An ex-chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos accused former presidents, ministers, lawmakers, political aides and a journalist of corruption in testimony leaked on Wednesday that is aimed at proving he is innocent of graft charges. Emilio Lozoya, one-time boss of the state-run oil company known as Pemex, has become the centerpiece Read More China: Chinese sportswear giant Anta partners with WWF to promote sustainable development Aug 20, 2020 04:30 pm China’s leading sportswear brand Anta established a global strategic partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) here on Wednesday, promising to promote sustainable and green development of the country’s textile industry. Under the three-year agreement, Anta, the world’s third largest sportswear company by revenue, will cooperate with WWF to help Read More United States: Union County Man Indicted on Public Corruption Charges Aug 20, 2020 04:00 pm A Union County, New Jersey, man has been indicted on charges of making corrupt payments to a public official, wire fraud, and using a facility in interstate commerce to facilitate bribery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, of Rahway, New Jersey, is charged in an indictment unsealed with Read More Malaysia: Car dealer, companies commission assistant registrar, Islamic foundation officer testify on Day 1 of Baling MP Abdul Azeez’s corruption and money laundering trial Aug 20, 2020 03:30 pm Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, accused of corruption and money laundering, was a picture of calm in the dock on the first day of his trial in the High Court. The bribes were said to have been given to the Umno Supreme Council member by one Mohamad Read More Join the conversation, follow us: |
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