Wisdom

Renault CEO Luca de Meo on Thursday questioned the wisdom of price cuts rivals have been implementing in a bid to bolster market share for their electric vehicle fleets."We've seen competitors moving prices up and down, etcetera, etcetera this is their decision. But I don't think it's a very healthy practice in the long term," he told CNBC."As electric cars are ramping up in Europe, we need to have a healthy business, and so, in the case of Renault, the last thing I'm going to do is to compromise on the margins, you know,…

Basalt is a type of volcanic rock that is formed when lava with a high content of mafic minerals (such as pyroxene and olivine) cools and solidifies. Basalt lava eruptions occur when this molten rock is erupted from a volcano and comes into contact with the Earth’s surface. These eruptions can be explosive, producing ash and tephra, or they can be more effusive, flowing slowly and steadily over long periods of time. Basalt lava is typically more fluid than other types of lava, which allows it to flow easily and cover…

It is a common recommendation that people should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day, which is often referred to as the “8×8 rule.” However, there is no scientific evidence to support this specific recommendation and actual hydration needs can vary significantly depending on a person’s age, gender, weight, and level of physical activity, as well as environmental factors such as climate and altitude. It is important to listen to your body’s thirst signals and drink water when you feel thirsty, as well as consume…

It was my daughter Clara’s seventh birthday party, a scene at once familiar and bizarre. The celebration was an American take on a classic script: a shared meal of pizza and picnic food, a few close COVID-compliant friends and family, a beaming kid blowing out candles on a heavily iced cake. With roughly 380,000 boys and girls around the world turning seven each day, it was a ritual no doubt repeated by many, the world’s most prolific primate singing “Happy Birthday” in an unbroken global chorus. Such a wholesome setting…

The gift-giving season is here and research from West Virginia University expert Julian Givi sheds light on what recipients really want. He's also discovered common mismatches between giver and recipient that give way to potential dissatisfaction for both. Credit: West Virginia University Givers frequently struggle when it comes to choosing presents recipients really want, according to Julian Givi, a West Virginia University…

Many of this year’s albums grapple with the current historical moment. LA experimental auteur Natalie Mering’s fifth outing as Weyes Blood is also “feeling around in the dark for meaning in a time of instability and irrevocable change”, according to a letter from Mering that accompanies this release.Fortunately, she transcends the more panicky elements of the herd. Her preternaturally wonderful voice – a 21st-century take on the Laurel Canyon folk-pop idiom of the 1960s – is both an awe-striking thing of beauty and a…

Long before our ancestors evolved large brains and language, even before they tamed fire or made stone tools, they started doing something no mammal had done before: walking on two legs. Skeletal adaptations for traveling upright are evident in fossils of the very oldest hominins—members of the human family—which date to between seven million and five million years ago. Moving on two legs rather than four set the stage for subsequent evolutionary changes in our lineage. It allowed our predecessors to expand their home…

Nearly a decade ago, Rupert Murdoch decided it was a sound strategy to split his media empire in two. Now, he wants to put it back together. People familiar with Mr. Murdoch’s proposal to reunite Wall Street Journal parent News Corp NWSA -2.13% and Fox News parent Fox Corp. FOX -0.75% point to a number of differences—within the companies, the industry and the Murdoch family—between now and…

Kid Cudi has a solid circle of support. On Thursday, the multi-hyphenate hit up Twitter to shout-out his good friends Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg. Though he didn’t provide details about the conversations, Cudder revealed both artists gave him some “clarity” during his time of need.“Got some wisdom from Hov and uncle Snoop the other day,” he wrote. “Feels good to know I can hit them when I need someone to talk to for clarity. I love them forever.”The post came about a week after Kanye West took more shots at his former friend…