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In Defense of Doing Your Own Research
 Doing your own research has become a rallying cry in many circles, often dismissed or criticized by those who believe we should defer to experts. But this is more than just a slogan—it is a fundamental shift toward personal empowerment and critical thinking. When we take the time to explore a topic, study it from multiple angles, and evaluate the credibility of sources, we not only gain knowledge but also build the skills to question, challenge, and innovate.
This post isn’t about disregarding expertise or encouraging mistrust. Instead, it’s about reclaiming the role of active inquiry in a world where passive consumption of information has become the norm. By doing your own research, you engage more deeply with the material, tailor your understanding to your unique needs, and make more informed decisions. The ability to question, investigate, and evaluate ideas for ourselves has never been more crucial—and it’s a skill that can lead to both personal growth and societal progress.
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Editor's Note: Let's explore why doing your own research matters, how it's transformed by modern technology, and how you can approach it responsibly to gain the most benefit. Whether you're seeking to better understand health, science, politics, or even day-to-day decisions, taking research into your own hands is not only valid but essential.
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WorkWorkManatees Are Flocking to Florida Power Plants to Escape the Cold A polar vortex has dropped temperatures in Florida, wreaking havoc on the local wildlife. While the iguanas are falling from trees, the state's manatees, yearning for warmer waters, are seeking solace near natural springs and in cozy warm water discharged from power plants.
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WorkWorkCan a computer learn to speak trader? - WSJ (No paywall) Up-and-coming compliance software firms are leaning into artificial intelligence to help crack esoteric trader argot, as Wall Street and London watchdogs increasingly dive into traders jargon-loaded and even coded messages to help fight financial crime.
WorkWorkThe Surprising Power of Team Rituals - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) Rituals collective activities that team members regularly engage in and attribute meaning to can make a big difference during times of change or transition. Research, which included a survey of 929 individuals from 60 countries and a field study in an advertising company, found that teams with more rituals experienced higher engagement, psychological safety, interpersonal knowledge, and job satisfaction. Five measures can help a team design and implement rituals successfully: leaders having faith in and commitment to the rituals, imbuing the rituals with meaning, being religious about participation, keeping the faith but adapting the practice, and spreading the word about the value of the rituals to other teams.
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WorkWorkJoe Biden's six biggest blunders that tarnished his legacy Biden entered office in January 2021 with a promise to provide a sharp contrast what some perceived as a chaotic Donald Trump administration. He now risks being remembered more for actions that may have paved the way for Trump's return to the White House rather than for his achievements.
WorkWork WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkArgue Your Way to a Fuller Life Agnes Callard wasn't happy with her answer to one of my interview questions. I asked what she thought of a remark by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins that existential "why" questions should never be asked because they're unanswerable. Only "how" questions were proper in science. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkOpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science When you think of AI's contributions to science, you probably think of AlphaFold, the Google DeepMind protein-folding program that earned its creator a Nobel Prize last year. Now OpenAI says it's getting into the science game too--with a model for engineering proteins. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkIs Switzerland getting badder at English? A global English proficiency ranking claims that Switzerland is increasingly losing ground. But pinning down a precise national language score is far from straightforward. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkFleeting sleep interruptions may help brain reset "We don't think it's directly the microarousals that drive the [glymphatic] cleaning; it's more likely that we have the norepinephrine at the top as this major conductor of everything," says study investigator Natalie Hauglund, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford. WorkU.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law - Inc (No paywall) The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Friday a law banning TikTok in the United States on national security grounds if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell the short-video app by Sunday, as the justices in a 9-0 decision declined to rescue a platform used by about half of all Americans. WorkThe Traitors, a reality TV show, offers a useful economics lesson - The Economist (No paywall) Claudia Winkleman, a television presenter with a helmet of shiny hair, is not a typical economics teacher. Yet students should consider her game show. Those learning outside Britain may opt for any of the 20 or so versions of The Traitors screened elsewhere, including a popular American option that has featured celebrities such as Deontay Wilder, a boxing great, and John Bercow, a disgraced British parliamentarian. The game, which involves lying and betrayal, is a chance to study both the theory and reality of game theory, as well as to watch the panic on the face of someone who, having decided a fake Welsh accent would make them more trustworthy, comes across a native Welsh speaker. |
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