Elderly Woman Cuts Web Access to Two Countries

An elderly woman was scavenging for copper to sell as scrap when she accidentally sliced through an underground cable and cut off internet services to ...

Deceptive ‘Grannies’ Plot to Get Covid Vaccine

Two Florida women disguised themselves as elderly grandmothers in an unsuccessful attempt to get their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Raul ...

‘Gorilla Glue Girl’ Gives GoFundMe Gift

Tessica Brown got internet famous for making a huge blunder; but she used that opportunity to do something good. Brown became famous after uploading a ...

Sheriff Deputies Claim Ignorance in Evidence Scandal

As part of a grand jury inquest, two Orange County sheriffs testified that they didn’t know it was against the law to falsify police reports. To ...

Misdiagnosing a Problem Never Solves It

In his book, Heath Adamson describes the process of correctly diagnosing a problem:

Horst Schulze, the former COO of Ritz-Carlton Hotels, told the story ...

We Are Better Together Than in Isolation

The "marshmallow test" is a classic research project that illustrates our lack of self-control and delayed gratification. For the study, the ...

The Necessity and Power of Apology

Leilani Schweitzer is in charge of communication and resolution at Stanford Hospital in California. On a segment for NPR Ted Talks, she explains that ...

Dishonesty Begets Dishonesty and Spreads Like a Contagion

The World Bank estimates that globally at least $1 trillion is used annually for bribes and corrupt exchanges of all types, in business and government. ...

We Give Up Our New Year's Resolution as Early as Mid-January

In a survey conducted by NPR and The Marist Poll last November, almost half of all American adults planned to make New Year’s resolutions. Leading ...

Montana Men Sentenced to Wear Signs Admitting Lies

Two defendants who appeared in Judge Greg Pinksi’s Montana Cascade County District court received unique punishments as part of the sentencing phase ...