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Annie Särnblad Wants to Teach You How to Read Facial Expressions—So You Can Get Ahead in Business

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She learned to read people and read them well. The universal language of expression Once Särnblad learned about coding facial expressions, she was hooked. She did much of her training on her own before getting certified—and a lot of that training took place outside of the United States. When she moved back to the U.S.

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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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Unlike with previous generations, students today are learning early on how to collaborate with emerging technologies and artificial intelligence to shape the world they want to live in as adults. In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” Henderson, a self-taught thought leader with three honorary doctorates and nine books to her credit, “served on the U.S.

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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So, the duo founded nonPareil Institute, a post-secondary training institute, in 2008. Crew members follow their choice of tracks including “digital technology training,” “work-readiness training,” “community/social engagement” and “IT support.” People with autism are the smartest people I’ve ever met,” Brooker Lozott says.

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

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In this book, she presents evidence that while large philanthropic donations and headline-making policy changes may get most of our media attention, they are not the only tools to achieve peace. Menopause is not a disease, states ob/gyn Dr. Jen Gunter, author of the best-selling book The Vagina Bible. Read an excerpt here. ) .

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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We got to see each other learn. We learned that difference was our superpower. The rate of startup creation across the nation plummeted 44% between 1978 and 2012, prompting small-business advocates to sound alarms. We got to see each other be vulnerable and uncomfortable. Our work cemented our mutual respect.

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Ep 122: Stephanie Slagle – Executive Operations Director at MountainSeed

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She joined MountainSeed in 2012 and has held various positions within the growing organization before transitioning into her current role in 2017. She joined MountainSeed in 2012 and has held various positions within the growing organization before transitioning into her current role in 2017. THE LEADER ASSISTANT BOOK.

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