“The female brain may confer distinctive economic advantages, to the benefit of all, and we should, therefore, pursue seriously having equal numbers of women in topic economic and financial posts. If we persist in having unequal numbers, then we should advantage the women and have a smaller percentage of men.” IfsMenShouldMayNumbersBrainEconomicEqualBenefitsAdvantageFemaleFinancialPursuePostsPersistTopicsPercentagesDistinctive Author:Semir Zeki
“Quiet people, people who arent given to emotional outbursts, people who are economic with words - theyre also fun to play, but you find yourself needing a laser precision in those roles. Otherwise you just sort of stand around, looking slightly brain-dead. You worry about being uninteresting.” PeoplePlayGivenFunBrainRolesWorryEconomicEmotionalQuietFinding YourselfPrecisionLasersOutburstQuiet PeopleBrain DeadEmotional Outbursts Author:Damian Lewis
“The world is hungry for the discoveries that young, leading-edge brain researchers are making in Ontario today. This collaboration will help them bring their best ideas to market, improving the quality of life for Ontarians while creating good jobs and promoting economic growth.” WorldIdeasHelpingTodayJobsYoungGrowthBrainQualityEconomicCreatingDiscoveryEdgesHungryCollaborationImprovingGood JobPromotingEconomic GrowthQuality Of LifeResearchersOntario Author:Brad Duguid
“I'd go to conference after conference and it would essentially be the talking points. Either pro or con. It's amazing how polarized the tech conversation is. There's also this neurological fixation, the incessant wondering what the Internet's doing to our brain: "Does it make us stupid, does it make us distracted?" And then the other guys say, "No, it's making us smarter than ever, and better than ever, and more connected." And it's like, where is the economic and social context? Why is that rarely considered?” DoeGuySocialBrainTalkingWonderEconomicStupidInternetConversationConnectedSmarterConferencesDistractedOther GuysIncessantFixation Author:Astra Taylor
“Turns out, people's brains are not nearly as powerful a motivator as our hearts. Facts, data, and economic models don't move people to courageous action the way that powerful stories can.” PeopleWayHeartFactsStoriesActionMovingTurnsPowerfulBrainEconomicModelsDataCourageousEconomic Models Author:Annie Leonard