Posts by Marcellino Nehme
Muscle Recovery & Everything You Should Know About It
Do you know what it takes for your body to recover after a workout? Understanding body homeostasis is key to figuring out why it is important to let your muscles recover after you exercise. This recovery process is necessary to induce muscle growth as the muscle builds back stronger. When we rest and recover, protein…
Read MoreTime is not a measure of productivity
Not so long ago, most people were working at an office desk, and were expected to show their face every single weekday. Arrive at a certain time, take a lunch break, and stay late enough that people know you are working hard. Using principles from hourly work to define productivity in knowledge work has resulted…
Read MoreThe Prize in Economic Sciences 2020
This year’s Laureates, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson have studied how auctions work. They have also used their insights to design new auction formats for goods and services that are difficult to sell in a traditional way, such as radio frequencies. Their discoveries have benefit ted sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world. People have…
Read More1,002 people have been shot and killed by police in the past year
In 2015, The Washington Post began to log every fatal shooting by an on-duty police officer in the United States. In that time there have been more than 5,000 such shootings recorded by The Post. Despite the unpredictable events that lead to fatal shootings, police nationwide have shot and killed almost the same number of…
Read MoreSeven Ways to Stoke Your Natural Optimism
Neuroscientists tell us that humans are hard-wired for optimism. Makes sense when you think about it — our ancestors went hunting and gathering and sailing and sewing and so on because they expected something good. Optimists have better pain management, immune response and physical function. But with all that is going on in the world…
Read More5 start-up hubs to watch – beyond Silicon Valley
COVID-19 has upended the world and our global society at a pace and in a manner that are both unprecedented. In this era of uncertainty, start-ups play an ever more important role by bringing to market innovative solutions for tackling the challenges and mitigating the negative impacts caused by the pandemic. These days, however, such…
Read MoreThese are the world’s most innovative economies
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) latest Global Innovation Index ranks 131 economies on their innovation performance.Top of the pile? Switzerland, which also took top spot last year. Indeed, it’s the 10th consecutive year it’s come first.Sweden takes second, with the United States in third. The index is based on two sub-indices – the Innovation…
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