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Liespotting series: Even more lies Part 3
In the modern era, there has been the propensity to demonise lying and to judge those caught in the act of deceit. From business leaders like Madoff to truly global leaders like Clinton, their misdeeds have dominated news cycles, splashed across the print headlines and are the subject of days of televised debates.
Read moreThey laughed when I sat down at the piano, but when I started to play!
The rise of social media is only the latest Golden Gun for advertisers, and already they are looking for a new one.
03.2022 | Peter Dearlove
Unconventional laws and where to find them
As many of us marvel at the coming of the digital age, consider just how much has changed over the course of a single lifetime, even half a lifetime. We can be left feeling overwhelmed.
03.2022 | Alistair Duff
Creativity Series part 3: There’s an algorithm for everything
Up until now, this series has established that there has been a tendency to regard creativity as the product of individual genius whose great cognitive capacities alone are responsible for the products that they create.
03.2022 | Lee Blake
Behavioural Economics in action - Climate change
A qualified high school student is accepted to university but gets confused while applying for financial aid and fails to enrol. An individual with HIV is prescribed free antiretroviral medications but fails to take them consistently.
02.2022 | Joshua Gordon
My Special Place Series: Sharon Spiegel Wagner
On a hot afternoon in Johannesburg, I follow the signs at 44 Stanley Avenue, a delightfully urban, industrial-like shopping precinct I always enjoy visiting.
02.2022 | Arja Salafranca
Have you ever felt like a fraud?
While much has been written about the mindset of very successful people, from their strategies and beliefs to their general outlook, surprisingly little has been said about a very real drawback many will face during their careers.
02.2022 | Alistair Duff
“If I do humblebrag so myself…”
The humblebrag: what it is and why so many of us are guilty of it
“I hate that I look so young – Another 18-year-old just made a pass at me.”
“Oh no! Spilled red wine on the contract for my new book.”
01.2022 | Tiffany Markman
A likely successor to the information age
These days, catchphrases and conceptual hype turn any passing fads into megatrends – or attempt to. Real ‘Ages’ however, are rare.
12.2021 | LEO
Creativity series part 2: An evolving concept
The big question posed in the previous article was: “Do ideas emerge from within the person, or do people recognise ideas already present in their environments?”
12.2021 | Lee Blake
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