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People get an approximate social understanding and that seems to work pretty well.
What if Your Company Had No Rules? (Bonus Episode) | Maria Konnikova | September 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsJalisa Washington-Price, vice president, political and advocacy, iHeartMediaJane Mayer’s book gave me a deep understanding about the problem I wanted to fix.
Book recommendations from Fortune’s 40 under 40 in government and policy | Rachel King | September 10, 2020 | FortuneThen, follow-up with why you grouped the ones that set off the same search results and are part of the same topic, for more understanding.
SEO proposals: Particular challenges and how to avoid getting a silent no | SEOmonitor | September 10, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
Although he wasn’t working for the co-op at that time, Miltenberger said, it is his understanding that the hospital wanted to help keep competition in that marketplace.
Only three of 26 Obamacare-era nonprofit health insurance co-ops will soon remain | lbelanger225 | September 6, 2020 | FortuneThe goal is to develop a deeper understanding of how different approaches work or fall short.
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward | Karen Hao | September 4, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewNothing made Groucho funnier than having this Margaret Dumont around not understanding the jokes.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTunderstanding my own dreams had a lot to do with getting me off the juice.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAs she discussed her understanding of the voting rights campaign and how she planned to recreate it, I grew more relieved.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMy understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen | Parker Molloy | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTNow half-awake, we need all the help we can get in understanding our situation.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years | Jedediah Purdy | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI would ask you to imagine it translated into every language, a common material of understanding throughout all the world.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsOur social life is aimless without it, we are a crowd without a common understanding.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain and deceitful: and dreams lift up fools.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe friars were exceedingly wroth, and combined to defeat the Generalʼs efforts to come to an understanding with the rebels.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe two enjoyed a mutual understanding from which he was excluded, a private intimacy that was spiritual, mental,— physical.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
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