Number of words – 1,055 Hidden 1,000 metres under Mount Ikeno in Japan is a place that looks like a supervillain’s dream. Super-Kamiokande (or “Super-K” as it’s sometimes referred to) is a neutrino detector. Neutrinos are sub-atomic particles which travel through space and pass through solid matter as though it were air. Studying these particles … Read more
Number of words – 5,176 The story of steel begins long before bridges, I-beams, and skyscrapers. It begins in the stars. Billions of years before humans walked the Earth—before the Earth even existed—blazing stars fused atoms into iron and carbon. Over countless cosmic explosions and rebirths, these materials found their way into asteroids and other … Read more
Number of words – 819 In 2017 there were 946,060 births and 1,340,433 deaths in Japan, marking a seventh consecutive year of population decline. By some estimates, Japan’s population could shrink by a third over the next 50 years, and there’s little chance the trend will reverse. The roots of the problem reach back to … Read more
Number of words – 1,305 Most likely, this is the best-known picture of a flag ever taken: Buzz Aldrin standing next to the first U.S. flag planted on the Moon. For those who knew their world history, it also rang some alarm bells. Only less than a century ago, back on Earth, planting a national … Read more
Number of words – 81 The Best Buy CEO applied what he calls the bicycle theory to the moribund company. “If you try to direct a bicycle at standstill, you fall. The key is to get moving,” Joly says. “You learn about creating energy.” Initially, he says, he wasn’t much more clear about his plans … Read more
Number of words – 412 Zoox founders Tim Kentley-Klay and Jesse Levinson say everyone else involved in the race to build a self-driving car is doing it wrong. Instead of retro-fitting existing cars with fancy sensors and smart software, they want to make an autonomous vehicle from the ground up. The one they’ve built is … Read more
Number of words – 362 Costco was founded in 1983 by Jim Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman. Sinegal learnt about discount retailing from Sol Price, the same person from whom Sam Walton had admitted to borrowing much of what Walmart knew about the business. And, like Walton, Sinegal believed in People First. “We’re going to be … Read more
Number of words – 360 If you look back at the history of Starbucks, it thrived not because of its coffee but because of the experience it offered to customers. It was Schultz who bought that why to the company when he arrived in 1982, 10 years after Gordon Walker, Jerry Baldwin and Zev Siegl … Read more
Number of words – 592 Walmart was not the only retail establishment capable of offering low prices either. Price, has been already established, is a highly effective manipulation. But it alone does not inspire people to root for you and give you the undying loyalty needed to create a tipping point to grow to massive … Read more
Number of words – 205 Birkenstock sandals, tie dyed T shirts, daisy chains and a VW van. All are symbols of the Hippie ideals of peace, love and all things vegetarian. So it was a bit of a surprise in 2004 when Volkswagen introduced $70,000 luxury model to their lineup. The company famous for putting … Read more
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