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Developing an interest in international affairs starts with knowing the names, capitals and history of foreign nations. These mobile apps allow students to virtually visit areas of the United States and other countries, while teaching important statistics and facts about them. Stack the Countries™ ($1.99) There are several key concepts related to countries and continents taught Continue Reading →

Digital media pioneer Jeff Einstein started writing about media as addiction in 2004. Back then, he observed how our fealties and addictions to the media and digital devices in our lives had already begun to turn against us, like an addiction to any other narcotic. Of course, back then almost everyone thought he was crazy. Continue Reading →

The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 may be making the biggest splashes this holiday season, but for the newest console with the deepest roster of games, you need to look at … the Wii U? Yeah, I think that’s probably true, even though I’m not sure I fully believe it myself. I’ve had my Wii Continue Reading →

This is a riff about executives improving their strategic career and job search efforts based on a lecture I heard recently at Skidmore College that included a single slide about Gist Reasoning Strategies. Although I found more than a dozen academic abstracts in 8-point type, I admit that I simply went back to the bullet points and Continue Reading →

Hey, super-smart people. Got some news for you. During a recent TED Talk, psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth says while intelligence matters, a high IQ is not the greatest predictor of success. Duckworth says the key is to have grit or determination, the willingness to push through even when the odds are against us. Watch Duckworth’s short Continue Reading →

Before students can write an essay or study for that mid-semester exam, they should prepare using two timeless methods: brainstorming and taking notes. Below are five of the best apps, plucked from the Education and Productivity categories in iTunes, that can instill effective note-taking practices and help your child form ideas at the middle and Continue Reading →

The new Apple iPhone 5s is a titan of technology, a wizard of wonder and a device of delight. Not only that, but it has become the best-selling smartphone among the four top mobile carriers. Up until the launch of the iPhone 5s, Samsung’s Galaxy 4 was the best-selling phone in the U.S., according to CNET. Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s Xbox One launched last week in 13 markets for $499 USD, and sold a million units within 24 hours, just like the PlayStation 4. Also like the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One had tech issues marring an otherwise solid launch – some people complained of malfunctioning disc drives, though Microsoft is taking care of Continue Reading →

My story isn’t sweet and harmonious like invented stories.  It tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves. –Hermann Hesse Entrepreneurs are an extraordinary species. We are psychologically geared to be optimistic, and we often ignore the negative flip side Continue Reading →

In this fictional letter, every pearl of wisdom in quotations is taken from If I Knew Then… Advice on careers, finance, and life from Harvard Business School’s Class of 1963. The Harvard alum’s initials follow the quote. Dear grandchild, I hope everything is going well! I love when your mom shows me all your pictures from Continue Reading →