Must Reads
There is so much to read, so much to know, so many sources to follow. And the volume of news and information just keeps growing exponentially. How to keep up? Even more, how to rediscover the serendipity of learning something new and interesting for its own sake?
Here, for your enjoyment and interest, are the articles Temin and Company considers “must reads.” They are primarily on the topics of reputation and crisis management, the media, leadership and strategy, perception and psychology, self-presentation, science, girls and women, organizational behavior and other articles of interest.
They are listed below with the most recent articles first, and to the side, by category.
We hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. And whenever you have any favorite articles for us to add, please let us know so that we might include them for other readers to enjoy.
There is so much to read, so much to know, so many sources to follow. And the volume of news and information just keeps growing exponentially. How to keep up? Even more, how to rediscover the serendipity of learning something new and interesting for its own sake?
Here, for your enjoyment and interest, are the articles Temin and Company considers “must reads.” They are primarily on the topics of reputation and crisis management, the media, leadership and strategy, perception and psychology, self-presentation, science, girls and women, organizational behavior and other articles of interest.
They are listed below with the most recent articles first, and to the side, by category.
We hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. And whenever you have any favorite articles for us to add, please let us know so that we might include them for other readers to enjoy.
Girl Scouts Update Recipe for Cookie Box
Elizabeth Olson, The New York Times, October 10, 2012
For its new makeover, the Girl Scouts’ updated cookies boxes tell the stories of girls today and what they learn from selling cookies. […read more]
Chocolate Consumption, Cognitive Function, and Nobel Laureates
Franz H. Messerli, M.D., The New England Journal of Medicine, October 10, 2012
Pass the Godiva, please: chocolate consumption enhances cognitive function, this study finds. Subscription required. […read more]
Facebook Testing ‘Want’ Button: What to Expect
Smilena, Mind Jumpers, October 10, 2012
Materialism gets a huge lift with Facebook’s new “want” button. Here is what to expect for this new feature. […read more]
Facebook Fought SEC to Keep Mobile Risks Hidden Before IPO
Linda Sandler, Brian Womack and Douglas MacMillan, Bloomberg, October 10, 2012
This article details how the Securities Exchange Commission had to pull teeth to get Facebook to disclose risks related to mobile growth. […read more]
Hitting the G-spot
G.C., The Economist, October 10, 2012
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was recently awarded to Robert Lefkowitz & Brian Kobilka for the study of G-protein-coupled receptors. […read more]
Mobile Technologies and Empowerment: Enhancing human development through participation and innovation
United Nations Development Programme, October 10, 2012
In this seemingly hyper-connected world, 80 million mobile users around the globe still have no access to electrical grids. […read more]
Bain Capital Wants a Piece of Gawker
John Cook, Gawker, October 10, 2012
Irony or strategy? Bain Capital explores investing in Gawker Media. […read more]
Columbia Journalism’s Dean Lemann to Step Down After Decade
Peter S. Green and John Lauerman, Bloomberg, October 10, 2012
Nicholas Lemann, longtime dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, announced that he will step down next June, calling his 10-year term “the happiest season of my career.” […read more]
Stress and the brain: Under pressure
Nature, October 10, 2012
This special section of Nature magazine traces the emerging links between stress and mental illness. […read more]
Useful New Tools, and Some Diversions, for Apple’s New Phone
Kit Eaton, The New York Times, October 10, 2012
The New York Times‘s App Smart reporter takes a closer look at the apps that have been optimized for the iPhone 5. […read more]