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The Week’s Top Articles – 03/11/16

Food for Thought:

Medium – Why every father should bring his toddler out for a mini adventure. Sometime late last year, I found some spare time in my work schedule. My daughter was slightly more than 2 years old, and I noticed her awareness of her world has gotten more astute. I always have this desire of imparting my experience and knowledge to her, and the best way in my opinion isn’t telling her, but to show her the world myself.
CT – Your Spiritual Crisis Has 214 Likes. Regardless of your faith background or religious practice, this interesting piece dissects impact of social networks on the process of individuation as young adults grapple with the ‘eternal questions of life.’ Roughly speaking, what would St. Augustine have been like if he had a blog?
Medium – “Will this be on the test?” The first generation of online learning came with a lot of hype but didn’t fully deliver on its promise. What does the future hold?
WSJ – Late-Night Redefined: James Corden. A year ago, the host of ‘The Late Late Show’ was well-known only among Brits and Broadway theater junkies. Now James Corden’s YouTube-friendly comedy is blowing up the Internet.
Medium – What Are You Going to Do to Make Sure My Son Gets Into Harvard? I didn’t write the title of this post. In fact, no one wrote the title. I overheard it at my previous school during a parent’s event some time toward the beginning of the school year. And it came from the parent of a first grader.
ETR – 10-3-2-1-0 Formula to Get More Done.

Business/Economics:

Fortune – How Donald Trump Made Millions Off His Biggest Business Failure
FiveThirtyEight – The Next Amazon (Or Apple, Or GE) Is Probably Failing Right Now – Credit SF –
DealBook – For Hedge Funds, Start of 2016 Offers Little Relief From 2015
BizWeek – How Snapchat Built a Business by Confusing Olds. The vast majority of people reading this article will have a Snapchat account within 36 months,” he says. “Even if, as they’re reading this, they don’t believe me.”
WSJ – Amazon Finds Air Freight Partner. Deal with Air Transport includes leasing of 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft. Yet another industry that Amazon has in its cross-hairs.
WSJ – MLP Investors Face Tax Hit On Top of Big Losses. Linn Energy is exploring a change to corporate structure that could shield investors from the fallout of a likely debt restructuring.
WSJ – CEO Pay Depends on Board’s Independence. CEOs under an independent chairman make $2.9 million less a year, study shows.
WSJ – Florida Basks in a Texas-Style Resurgence. The Sunshine State’s economy dimmed in the recession, but now growth and jobs are brightening..

Culture/Tech/Science:

WSJ – Calculus Is So Last Century. Training in statistics, linear algebra and algorithmic thinking is more relevant for today’s educated workforce.
NYTimes – The Echo From Amazon Brims With Groundbreaking Promise
WBW – Doing a TED Talk: The Full Story
WSJ – How Adam West Saved Batman. The campy ’60s TV show lay the groundwork for Ben Affleck’s brooding superhero in ‘Batman v Superman’.
Engadget – Hyperloop deal would link three European capitals. The route might cut international journeys down to ten minutes..

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