The average weight of an adult human is 137 pounds (62 kg) according to a league table of the world’s ‘fattest’ nations from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Find out how you compare to other adults using our interactive graphic.
Charles Darwin and Alan Turing, in their different ways, both homed in on the same idea: the existence of competence without comprehension. Some of the greatest, most revolutionary advances in science have been given their initial expression in attractively modest terms, with no fanfare. Charles Darwin managed to compress his entire theory into a single summary…
People over the age of 75 watch twice as much television as teenagers. On any given day, women are 30 percent more likely to do chores than men. The typical college student spends about an hour sleeping for every 25 minutes he spends studying.
Those are just three of the facts you can harvest from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest American Time Use Survey, which using polling data to illustrate a day in the life for Americans by age, gender, and education.
A mathematical model proves that Bieber fever is one of the catchiest diseases of our time.
Imagine: you’re the parent of an adolescent Justin Bieber fan. At some point, the musical heartthrob has probably struck fear into your heart — the fear that your child is in the clutches of an unhealthy obsession.
What would possess someone to buy up Bieber toys, read Bieber fan fiction, watch Bieber movies, and sleep in Justin Bieber pajamas? The clinical term for this condition is Bieber fever, and according to a Canadian mathematical model, you’re right to be afraid. It’s even more contagious than the measles, one of the fastest-spreading diseases on earth.
Many sources say that although the economy is still recovering, and although so many people are still out of work, there is a disproportionate number of companies looking to hire people with specific talents, to fill analytic and strategic roles.
Is there a talent war? Or a talent disconnect?
If you missed our webinar on The Talent War, please visit our screencast, here: http://www.screencast.com/t/uZuxHyn88gd
The typical person in a developed country produces about 2.6 pounds of garbage a day. That would mean the average American man, weighing 175 pounds, produces his weight in trash every three months.
Where does it all go??
The great 18th century American statesman, inventor, diplomat, and author Benjamin Franklin instinctively knew what so many of us in the modern world have forgotten: frugality and industriousness are the ways to wealth.
After the last set of business scandals and financial busts, many powerful interests, from governments to multinational corporations, are exploring how to do more with less. Businesses and individuals are seeking a realignment of frugality and prosperity in hopes of regaining their balance and securing their futures. This need for competitive frugality impacts the near future value of your home, your family, your firm, and your shared future.
We are so pleased to Gary Cokins, Rock Star of enterprise performance management, join our Contributors Team!
Well, the joke’s on us.
One person who doesn’t feel many online social games’ recent IPOs are cause for celebration is video game designer Ian Bogost. Bogost thinks many of these games are mindless, designed to suck money out of players’ pockets. To make his point he created a parody game of his own, Cow Clicker.
But, what Bogost didn’t expect is that his satire would become one of the most popular games he’s ever made.
The game may have jabbed a hot brand into the eye of social gaming, but is the joke on its creator?
CFOs are telling pollsters there are problems in the talent pipeline. Why is this occurring? Why are people now so worried about future staffing requirements?
Most importantly, is there an inherent risk for companies who are short on their finance talent?
Author Mary Driscoll interviews Dr. Jonathan Schiff, a professor of accounting (Fairleigh Dickenson) who also happens to be an authority on finance leadership development, skills assessment, and the training program design for large organizations.
Dr. Schiff had three key observations.