NOVEMBER 11, 2003

Full News Archive

• Headline: Exploring Human Conflict Across Cultures. Impact: This theory of war as our biological destiny ironically led to countless self-help books that claim we can transcend our primal instincts, proving that humans can indeed create profit from conflict, even if it means ignoring the actual conflicts themselves.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing humans seem to be more determined to do than wage war is to argue about it in academic circles? Because nothing says 'we can fix this' like a 300-page thesis..
• Headline: Mara Backs Fassel Amid Losing Season. Impact: This moment of managerial indecision led to a chain reaction where sports fans began to think that loyalty and mediocrity were synonymous, paving the way for the rise of perennial underdogs and the phrase, 'Just wait until next year!'. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'Trust the process' was actually coined by frustrated sports fans trying to make losing feel like a strategy? It worked about as well as a screen door on a submarine..
• Headline: World Business Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Auto Stake For Sale. Impact: The sale of Ssangyong Motors’ stake set off a global trend of creditors playing a high-stakes game of musical chairs, where the last one sitting ends up with a company that has more debt than a college student.. Fact: Did you know that 'auto maker' is just a fancy way of saying 'a company that builds cars that people will eventually complain about'? It's like a relationship: great at first, but then the check engine light comes on..