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‘To see a world in a grain of sand’ — William Blake. This is a microscope’s view of a pinch of the stuff on every beach.

We may underestimate the value of AI because we overestimate the accuracy of humans We likely wouldn’t pass the Turing test ourselves: “Almost half of our participants (42%) decided that their conversational partner (that was in every case a human being) was a computer program.”

Even if you are an incredibly talented leader and innovator, leadership takes time and attention. There are very limited shortcuts available when you are managing people and a complex organization.

Worrying that male iron age warriors apparently never learned the usefulness of mirrors in close combat situations. #WomenInTech theguardian.com/science/2023/j…

Friday motivation

Our intuitions about creativity are very different than reality. In this survey, most people didn't know: 🧠Group brainstorming generates less ideas than individuals working alone 📦Constraints increase creativity 👩‍👦Kids are not more creative than adults sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Don't why I thought of this today 🤷🏽‍♂️. But I fear I will be able to keep posting this report for the forseeable future. ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same

I have a new hero

The Peter Bone case is another reminder that since 2019, there have been more Tory MPs suspended for sexual misconduct than voters convicted of ID fraud

5 years ago Milton Keynes was dubbed ‘tent city’ by the media. Today, no one needs to sleep rough on our streets. How did we do it? A thread by the Cabinet Member responsible 👇

Just a little reminder that Government have spent more money on the failed Rwanda scheme than it did on domestic abuse refuges for women and children.

Estimates look realistic assuming consistent commitment & resourcing...neither of which is a very realistic assumption I fear

...but it might make you more loveable to others! There's a lot to love in people who get stuff done.

URGENT please retweet to help Cheeky and Milo find a home TOGETHER #OXFORDSHIRE #UK DESPERATE FOR A HOME, PLEASE SHARE TO AVOID SEPARATION 'Despite our very best efforts to find Cheeky & Milo a forever home, they sadly haven't had any interest DETAILS or APPLY👇

Has Leadership Development Failed? linkedin.com/pulse/has-lead… via LinkedIn

“Choosing learning over performance paradoxically ensures organizational performance—as well as career success.” New article w/ the brilliant @drtcp on why an unhealthy obsession w/ performance causes more harm than good.. & why we should always prioritize learning over knowing!

Britain has been in a funk. Real GDP per capita hasn't reached its 2007 peak. Real wages have stagnated. Bills and rents are too high, and our transport infrastructure is creaking. It doesn't have to be this way. Today Britain Remade is launching our plan for economic growth.🧵