IBM just released the 2008 Global CEO Study. IBM has been conducting such studies every two years for the last several years by interviewing hundreds of CEO's around the world. The overriding theme of the 2006 Global CEO Study was innovation. The Enterprise of the Future is the key theme of the 2008 CEO Study. MORE >>

One way of battling this is to think about all the unexpected, surprising and plain weird findings that have popped out of psychology studies over the years. In the classic study students found a boring task more interesting if they were paid less to take part. Some studies even suggest that 80% of the power of Prozac is placebo. MORE >>

few weeks ago, MIT professor Joseph Sussman addressed these issues in a lecture - Complex Sociotechnical Systems: The Case for a New Field of Study.  In his lecture, which can be seen here , Professor Sussman says that it is not enough for us to study complex sociotechnical systems.  We are not just passive observers.  MORE >>

Examples include comparing The Odyssey with the Iraq war, and connecting The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with President Obama. Shmoop offers free Learning Guides in seven subjects: literature, poetry, bestsellers, U.S. history, civics, biography, and music. Watch the video here. Shmoop. MORE >>

Chen designed a study — which he describes in detail in this blog post — to look at how language might affect individual’s ability to save for the future. Here, a few fascinating examples: Navigation and Pormpuraawans. Keith Chen: Could your language affect your ability to save money? All of this information is obligatory. MORE >>