What the Thai cave rescue can teach us about unconventional leadership
Leadership can emerge from unexpected places, especially during times of crisis. One such example occurred during the 2018 rescue of a group of 12 young soccer players and their coach, who were trapped in a cave in northern Thailand after heavy rains.....»»
Foreign firefighters come to the rescue in Canada"s wildfires
Hundreds of international firefighters who are helping overwhelmed Canadians battle unprecedented wildfires face a complex task in the heart of the boreal forest scorched by uncontrolled blazes......»»
What game theory can teach us about standing up to bullies
In a time of income inequality and ruthless politics, people with outsized power or an unrelenting willingness to browbeat others often seem to come out ahead......»»
I taught ChatGPT to teach me board games, and now I won’t ever go back
With plugins, ChatGPT can do all sorts of exciting things, including teaching you how to play board games. Here's how to make your own ChatGPT rules lawyer......»»
Nissan board backed by shareholders amid leadership turmoil
Nissan's annual meeting took place amid new ructions for the automaker's management after chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta left the automaker......»»
Researchers discover one-of-a-kind fish is local to lower Susquehanna
In an attempt to rescue a rare darter in the lower Susquehanna River, a Penn State research team, working with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, has determined that the fish is a distinct subspecies found nowhere else. And that makes the eff.....»»
Current level of rainfall recharging groundwater in southwest Australia at its lowest for the last 800 years: Study
In a world-first study, Australian environmental scientists have used cave stalagmites as a record of groundwater replenishment over time, that showed the current level of rainfall recharging groundwater in southwest WA is at its lowest for at least.....»»
Fisker expects to launch China output as early as 2024
In a recent visit to China, Fisker’s leadership team held talks with officials and business leaders in Shanghai about supply chains, logistics, warehousing and future product development......»»
How moths create invisibility cloaks preventing detection by predators using biosonar
Researchers from University of Bristol and Diamond Light Source have uncovered how moths create a powerful stealth cloak preventing detection by biosonar. This work (Bio-Inspired Urban Adaptations: What Insects Can Teach Us About Dealing with Noise).....»»
Could these marks on a cave wall be oldest-known Neanderthal “finger paintings”?
It's even more evidence that Neanderthals could think symbolically, create art. Enlarge / Examples of engravings discovered in the Roche-Cotard Cave in France. (left) A "circular panel" with arch-shaped tracings. (right) A "wavy.....»»
Deep-diving robotic sub could be last hope for lost Titanic tourists
With only hours left to save those aboard the lost Titanic submersible, a French underwater robot called Victor 6000 could be the rescue effort’s last hope......»»
Could these marks on a cave wall be oldest-known Neanderthal finger paintings?
It's even more evidence that Neanderthals could think symbolically, create art. Enlarge / Examples of engravings discovered in the Roche-Cotard Cave in France. (left) A "circular panel" with arch-shaped tracings. (right) A "wavy.....»»
Neanderthal cave engravings identified as oldest known, more than 57,000 years old
Markings on a cave wall in France are the oldest known engravings made by Neanderthals, according to a study published June 21, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jean-Claude Marquet of the University of Tours, France and colleagues......»»
7 interesting facts about the MCU series Secret Invasion
The alien invasion is upon us. It’s impossible to know who is actually a human and who is a Skrull, as these shape-shifting extraterrestrials have infiltrated key controls in leadership across the Earth in a bid to control the planet. At least,.....»»
How to Find the Titanic Sub Before It’s Too Late
Rescue teams are scrambling to find the sub, which has gone missing near the wreckage of the Titanic, before those aboard run out of oxygen......»»
Week in review: Fortinet patches pre-auth RCE, Switzerland under cyberattack
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Building a culture of security awareness in healthcare begins with leadership In this Help Net Security interview, Ken Briggs, General Counsel at Sa.....»»
TrueCar overhaul targets faster results
TrueCar's board grew impatient with the pace of innovation and anemic revenue under Mike Darrow's leadership and moved to appoint a new CEO, analysts say......»»
Reading taught inconsistently in primary schools, finds Australian survey
A survey of 284 Australian primary school teachers looking at the strategies used to teach reading comprehension, reveals practices that are ad hoc, with little agreement in the Australian primary teaching community about how reading skills are taugh.....»»
How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle
The discovery and rescue of four young Indigenous children, 40 days after the aircraft they were traveling in crashed in the remote Colombian rainforest, was hailed in the international press as a "miracle in the jungle." But as an anthropologist who.....»»
Google Home gets powerful smart home automations, but there’s a catch
It requires people to have some programming experience but, luckily, Google is willing to teach people how to get started.....»»
Ocean current comes to the rescue for Pacific island reefs
Marine heatwaves are emerging as a key impact of climate change and pose a particularly significant threat to corals that form the backbone of coral reefs. Researchers have now identified a phenomenon that could help coral reef managers better plan a.....»»