Tuesday 20 December 2016

[www.keralites.net] There is a scientific way to win an argument!

 

 

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There's a scientific way to win an argument!

It is never easy to get an ideological opponent to yield to your point of view, but science can enable a miracle. First, don't start off drumming the same old points the other side has rejected many times over. Instead, couch your ideas in imagery that the other side finds acceptable. Secondly, play on your opponent's morals. But most important of all, give your opponent a patient hearing.They will be more pliant if they feel they have been heard.

For more: Vox

NO CELLPHONES, TV IN AMERICA'S QUIETEST TOWN

Green Bank in West Virginia, USA, is a place unlike anywhere else in the world.

Its 150-odd residents live with tight restrictions on mobile signals and Wi-Fi to allow the Green Bank Observatory that houses the colossal Green Bank Telescope to listen for signs of extraterrestrial life without disturbance. Nobody resents the absence of TV and phone signals. In fact, the tiny town has become a haven for those who feel they are allergic to electronic interference.

For more: BBC

HOW THE SUPER-RICH HIDE AWAY THEIR MILLIONS

When a millionaire's wife started making enquiries about his wealth on the eve of their divorce, she Getty Images stumbled upon an almost impenetrable array of shell companies, bank accounts and trusts, part of a worldwide financial system catering exclusively to the very wealthy. In recent decades, this system created by lawyers, accountants and private bankers has become astonishingly effective at hiding assets through complex layers of ownership and legal planning in offshore destinations.

For more: The New York Times

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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