Do girls outperform boys mentally – and what does it mean for neuroscience?
Did you know that most university graduates in Saudi Arabia are women? That’s something; even where they can’t drive a car and can’t go outside without a male guardian of some kind, they still beat the pants (or whatever they call them) off the Saudi guys at university. And not just in Saudi Arabia. In most […]
Is Astrology a Branch of Neuroscience?
I just read an article on astrology (Does Astrology Work? I’m Gonna Go With “No.” in Bad Astronomy). I’ve never believed in horoscopes and all the other astrological claptrap. How could the positions of planets possibly influence your personality and behavior? But hold on here. I pride myself on being open-minded to different ideas and […]
Dr. Dre Does Leadership, Kind Of
I guess you read about Apple buying Dr. Dre and Beats? Something to add to the fading Apple cool factor? I think I am swimming against the tide on this one, but streaming music doesn’t sound to me like the next frontier. It’s already here, there are lots of players and it’s becoming commoditized. Amazon, […]
Genetic Testing to Behavioral Predestination: Can Neuroscience Predict Lifetime Outcomes?
So now genetic testing has become de rigueur amongst the jet set, the biological equivalent of Google Glass. As well it might be since Google has invested in this area also (is there anything that Google hasn’t invested in?). What does this mean for everyone else? Well there was a time there when it looked like once […]
Did Nelson Mandela Use Quantum Leadership Techniques?
How do you lead and manage an organization when it has a billion people or more? Classical leadership theory addresses organizations of hundreds and thousands, but not millions or billions. Some organizations, such as government bureaucracies and religions, have reached that size. So we have to think about a new paradigm When you lead an […]