Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

CoverItLive – Dr. Kent Peterson

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Live blogging Dr. Kent Peterson, U. Wisconsin-Madison, talking about school culture and climate at the West Virginia Institute for 21st Century Leadership…

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Charles bridge in prague, czech republic.

Neuropsych

An untold story of LSD psychotherapy in communist Czechoslovakia

Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.

A woman in a field enjoying digital reading.

The Present

The loss of deep reading: How digital texts impact kids’ comprehension skills

From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids’ reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.

A group of people practicing altruistic capitalism while looking at a graph on a green background.

Business

5 companies that are busting the myth of “profits at any cost”

A new generation of leaders is forging a path for 21st-century capitalism that’s both profitable and socially responsible.

Two navajo men in military uniforms working on a radio.

High Culture

Why Navajo is the world’s hardest language to learn

The tonal Native American language differentiates words based on pitch and makes Spanish conjugation look like child’s play.

Gertrude Bell, a formidable traveller, archaeologist and diplomat, defied the action fallacy by challenging conventional wisdom and achieving remarkable success in her endeavors.

Business

The “action fallacy” tells us that the most effective leaders are unseen

We rightly celebrate Winston Churchill as one of the world’s greatest leaders — but for all the wrong reasons.

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