The Importance of Having a Large Social Network
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/smarter-living/why-you-need-a-network-of-low-stakes-casual-friendships.html This article tells us about the importance of having a wide network in all of our lives— for professional reasons but also personal growth. The author starts by discussing an anecdote we touched on in class that reveals a great deal about the influence of networks: how most jobs come from a weaker connection. […]
Pathways for Unlikely Candidates to Succeed
The third Democratic presidential primary debate happened last night (9/12/19), with poll-frontrunners Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders at center stage. While performances in this and future debates, as well as unforeseen circumstances, may affect polling percentages, these three candidates have steadily remained at the top of national polls in recent weeks. Analysis from […]
The Hidden Science Behind Elevators
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a20986/the-hidden-science-of-elevators/ Initially, elevators were manually controlled by human operators, who stopped wherever they would see a person. By the 1950s, electric switches took over and engineers had to pre-define rules for elevators. They established a schedule with certain starting floors and ending floors at specific timings – similar to a bus schedule. However, this was […]
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