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Warren Buffett's business partner kicked himself for making a multibillion-dollar error —and explained how he avoids repeating mistakes
Charlie Munger bemoaned his decision not to buy more shares of Belridge Oil in the 1970s, blasting …
Theron Mohamed
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Harvard Professor Steven Pinker on 7 trends that show world progress
Wars still go on, including the worst war in a generation in Syria, but by and large the trend in w…
Jen Atalla,Jessica Orwig
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Harvard professor Steven Pinker explains the disturbing truth behind Trump's two favorite phrases
"Fake News" is a real phenomenon. There are sleazy predators who cook up completely apocryphal news…
Nathaniel Lee,Alana Kakoyiann…
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Why world-renowned Harvard linguist Steven Pinker loves emoji and you should too
"A gifted wordsmith can make it clear that something is intended in jest, however, if it is not hit…
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Please have kids, Gen Z! The future may seem hopeless, but it's brighter than ever
Gen Z: Don't write off having kids over fears of climate change or global conflict. It has always b…
Henry Blodget
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Yes, you should have children, even in the face of climate change!
No need to worry about screwing your kids by bringing them into an imperfect world. The world has a…
Henry Blodget
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When will Paytm start making money
In the era of information overload, and fake news, we take the time to verify, make the effort…
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UK government says it will give 'tens of millions' AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of March - here's how.
The Oxford vaccine was approved by the UK regulator for emergency use last week, and people can now…
Insider Inc.
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Bill Gates says this new book is his all-time favorite - and it reveals a striking change in the death risks Americans face
In his book, Pinker highlights other statistics that suggest significant social improvement worldwi…
Jeremy Berke
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Bill Gates has a new favorite book - and he says everyone should read it
Gates shared some of the facts Pinker highlights in the book, including amusing stats like the aver…
Chris Weller
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Bill Gates reads 50 books a year and says this is his all-time favorite - here are his top highlights
Pinker - a professor of psychology at Harvard and the author of countless popular science titles - …
Jeremy Berke
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The author of Bill Gates' favorite book suggests 9 big reasons the world is getting better
"You can always fool yourself into seeing a decline if you compare bleeding headlines of the p…
Leanna Garfield
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Bill Gates just revealed his 2 favorite books of 2018 so far
"Enlightenment Now" takes the approach [Pinker] uses in 'Better Angels' to track violence throughou…
Hilary Brueck
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Bill Gates says his two favorite books from 2018 'explain that the world is getting better'
As Business Insider previously reported, the book devotes a chapter to each of 15 measures of progr…
Shana Lebowitz
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Kate Middleton has gone into labour with her third child
The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to St Mary's Hospital in London on Monday morning, according …
Alexandra Ma
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3 core lessons from the book Bill Gates recommends to every new college graduate
Gates recommends the book as a way to keep the idealism of one's early 20s alive in a world where n…
Richard Feloni
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The 10 best books about technology, according to Bill Gates
This year, Gates took a special interest in books about technology to help him curate MIT Technolog…
Allana Akhtar
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Advertisers to Facebook: 'Did I work with Cambridge Analytica?'
Carolyn Everson, Facebook's vice president of global marketing solutions says she has spent the pas…
Business Insider
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The 'right' way to spell 21 of the most popular names in the US
The names we chose to compare come from the Social Security Administration's list of the 100 most p…