It is a good thing that the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for interpreting future consequences, does not fully develop in humans until age 25. How else could you possibly convince American college students to continue to pay tuition that rockets ahead of wage growth in a market that has ever fewer opportunities for good jobs? The …
Tom Friedman’s Extra Flat, Super Creative, Totally Unlivable World
“The world is really flat, and if you’re not special, you should worry, because CEOs can give your job to someone in Bangalore. Morality doesn’t enter into to it, since what can be done, will be done, and you can be doing it, or someone will do it to you. But it’s OK, because individuals are now the main actors …