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As the official celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence culminate on July 4, ...

The recent announcement by McKinsey & Company that it plans to cut roughly 10% of its workforce has sent ripples through the consulting world, reigniting debate about the future of the industry. This ...

The fascinating aspect to the latest price move in gold is that it’s occurring with positive correlation to the S&P 500, as opposed to the negative correlation that gold had with equities for the last ...

Imagine Jo: Everyone in Jo's life recognizes her as an outstanding problem solver. She's the type of person who seems capable of almost anything. Jo excels at intuitive problem-solving. Over her life, ...

Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control Admittedly, the proposal did not emerge in a vacuum. It is the latest in a series of substantive moves by successive Democratic ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords, our goal is simple: Tell the truth ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Its MagSafe-compatible pad is great for overnight guests who forget their chargers Sian is a Commerce News Updates Editor for PEOPLE. She ...

The homicide rate in Washington, D.C., has fallen sharply this year — down 40% compared to the same time last year, new data from the Metropolitan Police Department shows. Even more striking, ...

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You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...

Abstract: TRIZ (Teoriya Resheniya Izobreatatelskikh Zadatch in Russian or Theory of Inventive Problem Solving in English) is a set of tools developed by G. Altshuller in early USSR during 1940 to 1985 ...