It wasn't just the type of slingshot or the shape of rock David used when he defeated Goliath. David's determination was steadfast, his belief system so strong, that it shaped his do or die mindset. David courageously pressed forward and defeated Goliath. But why did he win when others just as determined and just as brave do not?
This question seized my thoughts this weekend as I watched events unfold in Wisconsin and elsewhere. What helps you win when all the power and the money and legislative rule is stacked against you?
My search began. I discovered that despite the odds "Davids" win nearly one third of the time!
Two years ago, political scientist Ivan Arreguin-Toft studied every war fought in the past 200 years between strong and weak combatants. He analyzed cases where one side was as at least 1
MIT Research on Student Use of AI Exposes Serious Cognitive and Behavioral
Concerns
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*Slate* published an important article today that explores what it's like
for college students who resist the short-cuts to learning that artificial
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