Instant messengers

Instant messengers
John Gapper | Financial Times

The democratic republic of Facebook

The democratic republic of Facebook
Robert Shrimsley | Financial Times

We are moving in a more humanitarian direction

We are moving in a more humanitarian direction
Matt Bieber interviews Peter Singer | Matt Bieber
Fine interview with one of world’s leading philosophers, Peter Singer, on why we should give to those trapped in extreme poverty: “I think people recognise that we have an obligation to rescue someone if their life is at stake”

All the single ladies

All the single ladies
Kate Bolick | The Atlantic

How to lead clever people

How to lead clever people
Karen Christensen | Forbes India
“Clever people are employees whose skills are not easily replicated and who add disproportionate value to their organisations”. But they are smarter than their bosses, don’t want to be led, probably don’t even want to be employees

Love among the equations

Love among the equations
Jennifer Ouellette | Scientific American

How exercise can strengthen the brain

How exercise can strengthen the brain
Gretchen Reynolds | The New York Times