Robin Abrahams, our psychology editor observes: Scientists have proved, beyond much doubt, that prayer is valuable. Yet another study has been done on the efficacy of prayer: this new one, with over 1,800 subjects, showing yet again that prayer has no direct effect on the health of the person prayed for. The New York Times […]
Month: March 2006
By science, buy gum
Wrigley, the world’s leader in chewing gum, announced today the establishment of the Wrigley Science Institute to study whether chewing gum may help consumers as a tool in weight management, stress relief and increasing alertness and concentration. “The emerging science behind these benefits supports what we’ve heard anecdotally from consumers for years…,” said Surinder Kumar, […]
Greatness is borne
Some people are born great, while others just thrust it upon themselves As in baseball, a reviewer must “call it as he sees it”. My call is that this book is pretty awful. However, reviewers sometimes nod off, missing qualities in a book with cover plaudits by Kurt Vonnegut, V.S. Ramachandran, Floyd Bloom, James Watson […]
Executive alignment
Executive alignment — the concept is either vaguely magnificent or magnificently vague. But which? To find out, one need only ask an expert: BOB FRISCH, MANAGING PARTNER Bob has 20 years of consulting experience spanning multiple industries and issues, with particular emphasis on corporate vision, strategy, growth, customer focus and executive alignment.