Archive for November, 2005

We don’t not need no education »

Jim Leach had a very interesting interview on Tuesday with Barbara Strauch, medical science and health editor for the New York Times and author of the book “The Primal Teen.” Her book attempts to make physiological sense of teenagers’ often irrational and perplexing behavior by looking at the brain development and function of adolescents.
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Do you want Freaky Fridays with that? »

We talked recently about how McDonald’s sells more hamburgers than any other restaurant despite the fact that they come up short when measured on taste. Their key to success, if you’ll remember, is that they strategically erect stores in such a way that no matter where you are at any given time, there is always [...]