Topic: The Times of London

Happy Study Triggers Laughs, Puns!

Happy Monday! According to a recent study by the American Psychological Association, success is linked to happiness. Meanwhile, happiness may not be linked to success. While you absorb that, here's a report on the study from the ...READ MORE›

How (Not) to Hire

Today's London Times has a great story about a very strange job application, the six-page "minefield" form for wannabe British "Apprentice" stars. Writer Andrew Ellson suggests that, right or wrong, unconventional answers like ...READ MORE›

Thinkers50 Business Guru Competition

The Times of London hosts the annual business guru competition. READ MORE›

Teaching Ethics to Robo Warriors

Robots just follow instructions right? They can't be moral on the battlefield. They simply do what they're told. A group of researchers at Cal State Polytechnic disagrees, and in a just-published report sponsored by the Office ...READ MORE›

Infographic of the Day: Curling Explained (FINALLY)

At last, someone makes sense out of the weirdest sport of the Winter Olympics.READ MORE›

The New Sudoku?

In the past two years, Sudoku has revolutionized the puzzle industry. But before Sudoku was published in The Times of London in 2004, and soon after began appearing in newspapers and books in the U.S., mainstream America was never so ...READ MORE›

Richard Rogers Bags Britain's Highest Architectural Prize

Rogers's practice wins the 2009 Stirling Prize, for a cancer center designed to put patients at ease.READ MORE›

Adjustable Assets

Is Eileen Gray one of the most plagiarized designers in the world?READ MORE›

The World's Richest Men, Betting on Green

The world's canniest investors and business minds aren't letting the green revolution slip past them; they're ponying up cash, hoping to fund alternative energy startups and eco-solutions that might one day remake the market. What ...READ MORE›

Time To Scrap the MBA to Prepare Leaders?

Few MBA programs or executive training programs adequately address the crux of developing leaders.Business school or executive training programs should focus more on developing individuals' personal growth with an emphasis on values, emotional intelligence and ethical behavior in business.READ MORE›

Ferrari Drops Wickedly Sneaky Cigarette Advertising From Its Race Cars

Still, you've got to admire the wicked branding genius that inspired the now defunct design.READ MORE›

Nissan Leaf EV to Have Ultra-Cheap Battery Pack

Over 8,200 people have made online reservations in the past month for the upcoming Nissan Leaf EV, and for good reason. The $33,000 vehicle, set to be released later this year, is the first affordable all-electric vehicle from a ...READ MORE›

Come January, Free NYTimes.com Is Dead, Long Live NYTimes.com?

This is it folks--the newspaper's last and best hope (so they think) for survival: paywalls. The New York Times has finally revealed the date that the wall will go up across the world's access to its news content. It's January 2011. ...READ MORE›

The Six Best (and Worst) Things on the Web This Week

You were busy listening to President Obama talk about health care, or watching the economy defy even the most pessimistic doomsayers. But all the while, the Web was churning with news of backroom dealings, car tech, Harvard's secret ...READ MORE›

Olive Tree Light Makes Recycled Copper Scrap Beautiful

We have no shortage of copper in the United States, so it comes as no surprise to learn that landfills are crammed with copper lurking in gadgets and circuit boards. Enter the Olive Tree Light, a lamp made up of recycled copper ...READ MORE›

Beyond the High Line: Five Bridges You'll Want to Stroll Across

Five upcoming projects that will remake bridges into houses, shops, and parks.READ MORE›

iFive: UN and Iran, Women Rock Primaries, Rockers Need Sleep, Le Goog Est Vendu--EVO Aussi, China Workers Revolting

While you were sleeping--and Meg and Carly were toasting their respective victories with something fizzy and intoxicating--the rest of the world was busy at work. Here's what's been going on overnight.1. It's sanction time at the ...READ MORE›

Recipe for Reinvention

The British are coming! The British are coming! Pret A Manger is a London-based company with ambitions to revolutionize that uniquely American institution: the fast-food restaurant. Its sandwiches taste great -- and its growth strategy offers plenty of food for thought.READ MORE›

Broken Guitar Has United Playing the Blues to the Tune of $180 Million

When the airlines smashed a songwriter's guitar and refused to reimburse him, he got even by going viral.READ MORE›

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Re-Confirmed Again! Majority of Internet Users Not Willing to Pay for Online Services

This past October, Newsday, the Long Island daily newspaper, was purchased for $650 million, and its Web site, newsday.com, was put behind a pay wall. For just $5 a week, users could gain access to the site, but after three months on the market, how many had subscribed? Thirty-five people.READ MORE›

All the News That's Fit to Blog

Say good-bye to the old-school pundits on the op-ed page of the "New York Times." It's time to blog.READ MORE›

Six Fonts That Piss People Off

A furor erupts when Ikea changes its official typeface. Here are five other controversial fonts, involving Nazis, incest, and comic books.READ MORE›

Michelle Obama as Post-Balance Rorschach Test

In September, I predicted, “Sarah Palin’s and Michelle Obama’s impact will be a subtle yet powerful shift away from the “balance” mindset and the “all or nothing” work life dichotomy that drew the battle lines of the ...READ MORE›

Marketing Tuesday: Will Murdoch Dilute the WSJ Brand?

"Readers can rely on this: The same standards of accuracy, fairness and authority will apply to this publication, regardless of ownership. Our reporters and editors feel an especially strong obligation because the Journal, from the ...READ MORE›

Google Limits Free Access to Google News ... Kind Of

Ever thought Google News, with its endless stream of no-cost content, was too good to be true? Well, so did Rupert Murdoch, who has repeatedly threatened to pull News Corp.'s Web sites--most notably, The Wall Street Journal and ...READ MORE›