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If you have trouble keeping straight all the events of the past couple years, these timelines from the NY Fed will help you out.

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The latest research from Angus Deaton and Raksha Arora (via Kevin Denny):According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index daily poll of the US, taller people live better lives, at least on average. They evaluate their lives more highly, and they are…

Remember the Duke cheating scandal from a few years back?

If not, here’s a brief recap: In April 2007, school officials at Fuqua took disciplinary action against 34 of the school’s first-year MBA students—almost 10% of the class—for allegedly cheating on an open-book, take-home final in a core course. In all, 24 of the students were either suspended or expelled by the school. It was the largest episode of cheating in the school’s history.

At the time, it seemed like a devastating blow to a B-school that consistently found itself mentioned amongst the elite MBA programs in the country. But it turns out that the scandal has actually had a positive—and unexpected—result.

Remember the Duke cheating scandal from a few years back?

If not, here’s a brief recap: In April 2007, school officials at Fuqua took disciplinary action against 34 of the school’s first-year MBA students—almost 10% of the class—for allegedly…

If you haven’t read Charlie Graeber’s incredible profile of the world’s most accomplished (and most grating) lock-picker, stop what are you’re doing, and click on over, now.  When you’re done, watch the videos of them popping open some of th…

If you haven’t read Charlie Graeber’s incredible profile of the world’s most accomplished (and most grating) lock-picker, stop what are you’re doing, and click on over, now.  When you’re done, watch the videos of them popping open some of th…

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I have actually seen this argument used by a former coworker, explaining to me why he accomplished nothing in the previous week.