KnackNow | Amazing Stories From Around the Web

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Welcome to the second edition of Knack’s newsletter: KnackNow. Our first newsletter was received so well, you demanded a second one.

We’ll provide you with the best news stories and insights that we’ve come across during the week in areas such as business, workforce, education, science, technology, and other world-shaping events.

The Lion Dance: In the Hong Kong office of Knack’s partner, AXA Group, is the coolest thing of the week.

What we’re reading

LEADERSHIP

• The best leaders allow themselves to be persuaded ~ Al Pittampalli, Harvard Business Review

EDUCATION

• Testing for joy and grit? Schools’ nationwide push to measure students’ emotional skills ~ Kate Zernike, The New York Times

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE

• Social networks: better together ~ Chelsea Wald, Nature
• Neurobiology: Rise of resilience ~ Anthony King, Nature

CAREERS

• Signs you might be a toxic colleague ~ Heidi Grant Halvorson, Harvard Business Review
• Twists and turns enrich a career ~ Justine Roberts, The Financial Times

WORKFORCE

• Looking for diamonds in the rough ~ Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, The New York Times
• Is Myers-Briggs up to the job? ~ Murad Ahmed, The Financial Times
• [Video: 1 min 38 sec] It’s about diversity of thought ~ The New York Times

TECHNOLOGY

• Virtual Reality: four ways it could change your world ~ Tim Bradshaw, The Financial Times
• Watch monkeys drive wheelchairs with just their thoughts ~Jason Dorrier, SingularityHUB
• [Video: 2 min 41sec] You won’t believe what robots can do now ~ Boston Dynamics

WOAH

• Glass slide will be suspended 1,000 feet above downtown Los Angeles ~ Cailey Rizzo, Mashable

Here is a fun picture from Knack’s partner: AXA Group, celebrating the New Year with a lion dance right in their Hong Kong office.