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60 Minutes: Discovering the secrets of lions
Dereck and Beverly Joubert have been filming Africa's lions for 30 years and their discoveries have challenged conventional wisdom. Lara Logan reports. Link
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The Balance Between An Openness To New Ideas And A Healthy Skepticism...
This is from the book Capital Account and was written in 2001 during the tech bust, but it is probably timely for many technology companies today as well: The challenge for investors is to distinguish the genuine innovations which create sustainable...
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Elizabeth Holmes on Charlie Rose (video) (LINK) [And the video of her May commencement speech at Pepperdine which is mentioned in the interview, is HERE. "Success is not a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire."] Richard...
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The Worst Crime In History - By Yuval Noah Harari
Excerpt from the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind... Link to excerpt: The Worst Crime in History Today, the majority of large animals on planet earth are domesticated farm animals that live and die as cogs in the wheels of industrial...
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Gmo Emerging Thoughts: Present And Emerging Risks To The Gold Trade - By Amit Bhartia And Matt Seto
The notion of gold as a hedge against systemic risks is flawed. We believe that the concept of gold’s role as an insurance policy needs to be narrowed significantly. Last year we argued that relying on conventional wisdom to analyze gold price movements...
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Battle At Kruger
What do lions, a buffalo, and a crocodile have to do with investing and business? Pretty much nothing, but it is a good reminder that things aren't always as they seem. A must see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM
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