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Why do we still remember the apple that fell on Newton’s head, but not our GDP growth projection, or latest inflation figures, or even the pie chart numbers we saw in the ppt yesterday? What do great storytellers understand that the average ones don’t?
Recent hostilities between Israel & Iran were preceded by elaborate spy activity, some of which was made public through videos. But the worst such humiliation was suffered by none other than the US, by a country it didn’t fancy much.
Intelligence can be both a boon and a curse. It depends on how we use it, and more importantly, what governs it.
The rate of suicides might decrease if the media stopped reporting them. It sounds absurd, but there’s proven psychology at play.
Before it became the planet’s number 1 enemy, coal was once mined to solve an environmental problem. When it became mainstream, it triggered an unprecedented flurry of innovations that continues to this day.