Number of words: 331 Chrysler built its cars on speculation. The company would forecast what car buyers and dealers would want” which colours, which options, which models. Then Chrysler would make the cars, hoping that their sales would match up with dealer orders before the car moved out of the end of the production line.But … Read more
Number of words: 224 The former owner of Richier was producing so many products and selling them in so many places in such a small volume, that there was just no way to put this Humpty Dumpty company back together. We needed to simplify and identify the products that made money and expand on those. … Read more
Number of words: 90 Ford was still making wood propellers for the trimotor airplanes in the 1940’s, long after the trimotor plane was gone. They built the propellers and sent them to a warehouse, never to be used or seen again. There was no need for the propellers, but no one in that vast company … Read more
Number of words: 99 I don’t understand airplanes and how they fly. That probably sounds unusual coming from an executive who used to run an airline. But I’m amazed whenever I see one of United’s 747 taking off. How could that much weight possibly get so gracefully into the sky? I have always believed it … Read more
Number of words: 1,652 Nothing is wasted in nature, not even poop. The faecal matter produced by all the planet’s animals put together is an enormous resource that makes life possible for innumerable other creatures. Many species depend entirely on this one resource for their sustenance.Perhaps the most famous poop lovers are the dung beetles … Read more
Number of words: 586 Reading is the gateway for learning, but one-third of elementary school students in the United States do not read at grade level. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are exploring how the design of reading materials affects literacy development. They find that an overly busy page with extraneous images can draw the … Read more
Number of words: 492 It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate.I was furling my wieldy umbrella for the coat check when I saw her standing alone in a corner. She was a descript person, a woman in … Read more
Number of words: 1,292 Alright. I’d like to start with a small imagination exercise. Imagine you’re sitting at this table, facing me right now. Now, I’m going to ask you to push one of these cards towards me. So please imagine yourself pushing one of these cards towards me. OK, so take the number matching … Read more
Number of words: 52 In 19th century America, saloons offered free lunches with drinks; alcohol sales subsidised food. Over time, freeloaders grew so large that restaurants found the deal unviable. Economists have documented how Chicago became the place where both “free lunches” and “there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”, or TANSTAAFL, movements … Read more
Number of words: 668 Australia is well known for having many of the world’s most venomous creatures, ranging from snakes, spiders, jellyfish, centipedes, fish, ticks, bees, and ants. 21 of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world are all from Australia. The country is also home to dangerous plants, like the Australian stinging tree. … Read more
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