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Posted by: Kevin Tumlinson 2 weeks, 4 days ago Writers may have different goals for their careers, but most (if not all) write in the hopes of being read. Getting to that, though, means first attracting the reader. There are almost countless ways to make your book as attractive and peacock plumage: Target the right demographic Make it a pleasure to read Write a too-good-to-pass-by title That last may seem obvious, but it carries a lot of weight. A good title can transform…

According to Gallup, 87% of employees are not engaged at work. However, studies show companies with a highly engaged workforce outperform their peers by 1.5 ...

Public health advocates see price increases as a key strategy to reduce tobacco use. As the title indicates, we studied the tobacco companies’ internal documents to see how they use price promotions and price changes to blunt the effects of tax increases. Policymakers and advocates need to understand these industry strategies which range from wholesale price changes to buffer the effect of tax increases to shifting…

An alternate title for this post might be, "Twitter has a kernel team!?". At this point, I've heard that surprised exclamation enough that I've lost count of the number times that's been said to me (I'd guess that it's more than ten but less than a hundred). If we look at trendy companies that are within a couple factors of two in size of Twitter (in terms of either market cap or number of engineers), they mostly don't have similar expertise, often as…

I posted an article on LinkedIn earlier this year titled What is a Production Technologist? Why your company may need one now more than ever… . In that article, I attempted to reconcile the experience I gained as a senior production technologist in Europe with recent job postings that I had seen for production technologists in the United States and abroad. My intended audience consisted of hiring managers, recruiters, and potential coworkers. Part of my initial focus was to point out that in…

I posted an article on LinkedIn earlier this year titled What is a Production Technologist? Why your company may need one now more than ever… . In that article, I attempted to reconcile the experience I gained as a senior production technologist in Europe with recent job postings that I had seen for production technologists in the United States and abroad. My intended audience consisted of hiring managers, recruiters, and potential coworkers. Part of my initial focus was to point out that in…

Undergraduate Computer Science Research Symposium The 2017 Brown CS Undergraduate Research Symposium is an exciting opportunity for undergraduate researchers to present their computer science research to the department! All undergraduate CS researchers are encouraged to participate so they get a chance to not only show their work to the department but also to win recognition by the faculty and our sponsor companies. You are welcome to…

On this podcast episode, we discuss the keys to making ethical decisions in your professional and personal life. March 14, 2022 “A mistake that some leaders make is to assume that the people in your organization share your core values. Some of the time some of them do, but there’s a bunch who don’t, and those are the most difficult sorts of situations.” In this podcast episode, political science professors Ken Shotts and Neil Malhotra sit down with host and lecturer Matt Abrahams…

Early in this review series, I mentioned how Sean Carroll's new book, The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself (Dutton, 2016), gradually becomes weaker as you move through the chapters. It starts off strong and invigorating as he talks about cosmology and fundamental physics, his specialities. But as he moves into the philosophy of mind, meaning, and morality, he gets a bit wobbly. Moving From Ought to Is That's evident especially in his chapter on "What Is…

Accident Insurance Insurance cover of the loss of any limbs or eyes, etc. in the event of an accident. It also generally covers compensation to the policyholderÂs dependents in the event of death. Accord and Satisfaction When one party has discharged its obligations under a contract, it may elect to release the other party from its obligations. When this is done in return for a new consideration, the release is known as accord and satisfaction. Act of God Event caused by nature…