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Magicians were tasked with creating a trick that didn’t rely on sight, touch, smell, or taste. The result? Auditory teleportation. Pulling a rabbit from a top hat. Teleporting from one cage to another. Finding a coin behind a five-year-old’s ear. Magic has long inspired a sense of awe and wonder, but one portion of the population has been left out of the fun: people who are blind.

Of not winning, Amer Iqbal says “each experience has taught me something new about myself, but the common theme is simple.” “Second place is the first loser.”

Brain science shows that when your default mode network is activated, you can access self-awareness, enjoy the past, and think about the future.   Let’s start with an exercise. For 60 seconds, look away from your computer (or any screen) and gaze out the window or at a fixed spot in your office.

On one of London’s longest bus routes, 20 new buses look like trams, and demonstrate how riding the bus can be a better experience. From a distance, the newest buses on London roads look like streetcars, with an aerodynamic shape and wheels that are mostly hidden.

Sales is consistently ranked as one of the most stressful jobs. But making this mindset shift can transform your team, according to new research. In recent years, businesses have made promises to address the scourge of workplace stress. Unfortunately, in the big picture, those efforts don’t yet seem to be making much of a difference.

We’re wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power. Solar panels and wind turbines give the world bountiful energy—but come with a conundrum. When it’s sunny and windy out, these renewables can produce more electricity than is actually needed at the time.