Investors, beware: Hundreds of articles on websites that track stocks may not be what they seem. The SEC on Monday announced charges against 27 individuals and businesses for schemes in which writers were allegedly paid in secret to promote the stocks of public companies. The ploys “left investors with the impression they were reading independent,…
The reigning World Memory Champion, Alex Mullen, can memorize the order of a deck of cards in 17 seconds. But in some ways, he’s just as forgetful as the rest of us. “I still forget plenty of basic things, like where I left my keys,” said Mullen, a medical student at the University of Mississippi.…
Do you know what the best thing about time is? Everybody has the same amount of hours per day. “Talk about an ideal democracy! In the realm of time, there is no aristocracy of wealth and no aristocracy of intellect. Genius is never rewarded by even an extra hour a day. And there is no…
”Somebody once told me the definition of hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” — Anonymus Sometimes, to become successful, we do not need to add more things, we need to give up on some of them. Even though each one of us has a different…
What’s holding you back from landing your dream job or advancing in your career? Are you afraid of failure? Of the stress of more responsibility? Of letting someone down? Many times the reasons we give ourselves for not going after that new job, not asking for the raise, or not sending in a resume seem…
Is that time for cyborgs? Lepht Anonym wants everyone to know the door to transcending normal human capabilities is no farther away than your own kitchen. It’s just going to hurt like a sonofabitch. Anonym is a biohacker, a woman who has spent the last several years learning how to extend her own senses by putting…
Have you ever wondered how a car insurance agent giving you a quote knows so much about you? Well, a lot of the information they get comes directly from the C.L.U.E. report. CLUE is short for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange. The CLUE report offers is a database of information which contains all of your insurance…
Black Friday can be overwhelming. For the last few years, what started as the biggest shopping day of the year has steadily grown into its own season. Deals steadily appear from early November onward now, and without a shopping strategy in place, you can miss the best ones. Fortunately, I’ve got you covered. Whether you’re…
Did you really think that the richest man in the entire United States would live in a three-bedroom house in the suburbs with a nice lawn and maybe a pool in the backyard? Guess again! With an estimated net worth of $81.5 billion, Bill Gates likes to spend his money frugally and is well-known for…
There’s no question that women are underrepresented in science and technology fields. According to the organization Girls Who Code, 74 percent of girls in middle school express interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), yet only .3 percent of high school girls choose STEM as a college major. Girls Who Code is a nonprofit…