OCTOBER 23, 2011

Full News Archive

• Headline: High-Profile Roles and Mental Health Insights. Impact: Keris Myrick's high-profile job theory inspired a new trend of CEOs becoming therapists. Now, every Fortune 500 company has a 'Cognitive Officer' who wears a suit and carries a couch.. Fact: Did you know that the corporate world is only a few bad decisions away from becoming a reality TV show? Spoiler alert: it already is..
• Headline: Pujols' Historic World Series Performance. Impact: Pujols’ epic home run moment spurred an international debate on whether baseball should be classified as a sport or an excuse for eating copious amounts of hot dogs and drinking beer.. Fact: Fun fact: Pujols’ three home runs made him the third player in history to do so, but still not the first player to hit a hot dog stand with a foul ball..
• Headline: Tunisia's Historic Vote for Democracy. Impact: Tunisia's voting milestone set off a chain reaction that ultimately led to the rise of social media influencers claiming to be 'democracy educators'—because nothing says democracy like a TikTok dance.. Fact: Did you know that the word 'democracy' comes from the Greek word 'demokratia,' which literally means 'power to the people'—or in today’s terms, 'power to the polls'?.
• Headline: European Leaders Deal Directly With Debt Dilemma. Impact: The European leaders' debt discussions eventually morphed into a reality show titled 'Debt or No Debt,' where contestants have to guess which country will collapse next.. Fact: Did you know that discussing debt in Europe is like discussing the weather in Seattle? It's always cloudy with a chance of crises..