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Pod­cast: Why It’s Cru­cial for Star­tups to Define Their Iden­ti­ty Early


How long does it take to start a busi­ness in the U.S.? Accord­ing to ven­ture cap­i­tal­ist Rick Desai, about as long as your aver­age cock­tail party.
11/8/18

Podcast: Attract Rockstar Employees—or Develop Your Own


Finding and nurturing high performers isn’t easy, but it pays off.
3/7/18

Saving Lives in the Stacks


How libraries are handling the opioid crisis
6/21/17

How to Make Ads That Even Savvy Customers Trust


People are more skeptical than ever about marketing—but that doesn’t mean they distrust all of it.
4/13/17

How Drinking Beer Is Saving Russian Lives


Decades later, a Soviet public health initiative is still increasing male life expectancy.
12/2/2016

Fellowship of the Fans


How fan fiction can connect teens and libraries
11/1/16

How to Protect Yourself from an Unethical Boss


To ward off immoral requests, take a lesson from vampire lore.
2/1/16

How The Hammond Organ Sound Laid The Tracks For Gospel’s Hit Train


In the 80 years since the Hammond organ hit the assembly line, it's made its way into rock, pop, R&B, and jazz. But there was a time when, in order to hear a Hammond, you had to go to church.
1/3/16

Does Creativity Breed Entitlement?


Companies that put creative employees on a pedestal encourage bad behavior.
11/2/15

Make no mistake — PT referral not allowed


Fortunately, few of us will ever be in a position to nearly eradicate Arkansas.
10/1/15

Pharma strives to aid companion diagnostics


M. Elizabeth H. Hammond, MD, is no mind reader. But approach her at a conference or meeting, and she has a pretty good idea what you’re going to ask her.
May 2015

From the bench, a view of MALDI-TOF mass spec


“It’s going to revolutionize the way you do microbiology in your laboratory, and you’re absolutely going to love it."
2/1/15

Character studies


Anne Ford, AM’99, questioned her own academic ability—then she started asking questions of others.
September/October 2013

Sandwiches worth clucking about


"This is a wet, sad, taste-free travesty on a trying-to-be-artisanal bun."
5/23/13

Tipping points


Math skills, service charges and even technology can affect gratuity
11/1/12

Celiac disease testing—sifting through the options


Does a patient really, truly have celiac disease? How physicians can find out.
10/1/12

For Productivity Gains, Histology Labs Press On


In histology, there remain pressures—big, fat, heavy pressures—that Lean can do only so much to lighten.
9/15/12

The Eye-Phone


Think you like your iPhone? The blind love it as life-changing. (p. 28)
9/14/12

Here and Now, Business Software Tracks Lab Labors


Might as well face it: Some people are addicted to love. And, though you may not hear Robert Palmer singing about this on an ’80s radio station anytime soon, Susanne Peterson is addicted to data.
June 2012

From Bottom to Top, A Culture of Safety


“If they can do that with cars, we should be able to do that with our patients.”
3/12

Save the Razor-Sharp Wit—They Like Their Mustaches


“Whatever I do to it, it grows right back.”
1/30/12

Turn a Lens Toward Your Life


"Something catches your eye, and in that moment, the mind stops thinking."
5/1/08

Hip to Be Square (PDF)


If we were cool, we wouldn't be do-si-do-ing.
Winter 2008

Embarrassed–For the First Time (PDF)


What happens when kids begin to blush?
October 2007