Monthly Archives: February 2013

Pitfalls in international communication

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

A German Sunday newspaper ran a piece the other day about the lack of understanding US corporations often have of the specific cultural contexts of public debate in Germany (or other foreign markets), leading to major mistakes being made especially … Continue reading →

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Musical Chairs

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

I read a fascinating article the other day about new research into how music aligns the brainwaves of people cooperating in different tasks, leading to increased alignment, precision and eventually performance. One study (“Cortical phase synchronization and interbrain connectivity in … Continue reading →

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Alarmjournalismus

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Es ist wieder einer dieser Aufreger. Auf Spiegel Online berichet Nicolai Kwasniewski unter dem Titel ???Lebensmittelkonzerne ??bernehmen Methoden der Tabaklobby??? heute ??ber ???harte Vorw??rfe???, die eine Studie der Lebensmittelindustrie mache: Internatio… Continue reading →

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