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Cleaner fish show us what an actually honest transaction looks like
Cleaner fish show us what an actually honest transaction looks like
And why capital inequality promotes dishonesty for humans
Stephan van Duin
Jul 15, 2021
Does your company benefit from internal competition?
Does your company benefit from internal competition?
Maybe the slime mold can offer some insight…
Stephan van Duin
May 2, 2021
Could decentralization save money on overhead?
Could decentralization save money on overhead?
Let’s take a look at squid, sapiens and flocks of starling
Stephan van Duin
Dec 20, 2020
Our economy’s death is by strangulation
Our economy’s death is by strangulation
The story of the snake and the mouse
Stephan van Duin
Sep 17, 2020
There is no ‘should’ in nature
There is no ‘should’ in nature
How nature can inspire us not to think in conspiracies
Stephan van Duin
Aug 15, 2020
How scarcity and investment dictate competition in nature
How scarcity and investment dictate competition in nature
A story about switching fish and cheapskate flies
Stephan van Duin
Jul 30, 2020
What defines ‘you’? What’s your sphere of influence?
What defines ‘you’? What’s your sphere of influence?
It seems to be clear where we ‘end’ as an organism: we can point to our skin and say: everything in there is me! Or is that too simple?
Stephan van Duin
Jul 6, 2020
Think about the metabolism of your company
Think about the metabolism of your company
It helps you to spot toxic shareholder behavior.
Stephan van Duin
Jun 22, 2020
What great tits can teach you about the perfect job
What great tits can teach you about the perfect job
Is work about becoming good at something, or about finding something you’re good at?
Stephan van Duin
Jun 15, 2020
Why you are wearing a suit
Why you are wearing a suit
On flies, birds and a well-endowed carp
Stephan van Duin
May 28, 2020
Inheritance will be the death of our economy
Inheritance will be the death of our economy
How nature and society deal with wealth in opposing ways
Stephan van Duin
May 21, 2020
Open or closed behavior
Open or closed behavior
Do you want (to be) a moth or a crow on the job?
Stephan van Duin
May 11, 2020
The Gantt chart was actually invented by this bird
The Gantt chart was actually invented by this bird
To optimize it’s brooding success
Stephan van Duin
May 9, 2020
Specialize or generalize?
Specialize or generalize?
Or: are you a pigeon or a panda?
Stephan van Duin
Apr 25, 2020
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