Smith Brain Trust

October 28, 2019
Nats and the Culture of Winning
For a city so historically inept at baseball that it inspired a novel and musical about a fan willing to sell his soul for a chance at the pennant, the Washington Nationals appear to have flipped the script.
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October 22, 2019
Why Everyone's Suddenly Obsessed With Baseball
Why are World Series tickets so popular, even among people who don't consider themselves Nats fans? The principles of scarcity are at work here, a Maryland Smith expert explains.
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October 22, 2019
An Underlying Lesson from Ellen and W
With icebergs, often what's visible above the water is just a fraction of the whole picture. The recent chatter about Ellen Degeneres and George W. Bush seemed a bit like that, a Maryland Smith expert says.
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October 22, 2019
Five Steps To Clean Up Your Online Footprint
Resumes and cover letters are mainstays in the job hunting process. If you really want that position though, be prepared to add a social media cleanup to the list.
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October 17, 2019
North American Trade and the USMCA
The pros outweigh the cons in the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), trade leaders across industries said Oct. 15, 2019, at Maryland Smith.
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October 14, 2019
How To Pronounce Chinese Names
Faculty, staff and students came with notepads to learn how to properly address their Chinese colleagues on Oct. 11, 2019, at Maryland Smith.
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October 11, 2019
Fighting Back Against Favoritism at Work
Do you ever feel like you are being left out of watercooler conversations, inside jokes and the fast track for promotions? Your manager might be playing favorites.
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October 8, 2019
How California Is Changing College Sports
A new California law enabling college athletes to profit from their name and image has put the state at odds with the NCAA. Maryland Smith's Hank Boyd says it's about time.
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October 8, 2019
For App Developers, Bad Behavior Doesn’t Pay
App makers delayed updating to a more secure version of Google’s Android platform just so they could continue to harvest and sell users’ personal data, new research shows.
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October 4, 2019
Does It Seem Like Everyone Hates Hot-Desking? (Yes)
Mention the concept of “hot-desking” to the modern office worker and you’re likely to be met with an eye roll and an exasperated sigh. Why is it so unpopular?
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