My degree was in astrophysics. When I mentioned that I studied astronomy to people, the response, “can you read my horoscope?” was more common than I’d have liked. Why did that bother me? It wasn’t that people didn’t know what astrophysics was, or even that they were probably just trying to wind me up (success).Continue reading “Why we should think before labelling someone as a millennial”
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Why emotional intelligence is increasingly required in software development
TLDR; Because AI can’t automate human emotion (yet).Read time ~ 7 minutes “emotional intelligence—the ability to, for instance, understand your effect on others and manage yourself accordingly—accounts for nearly 90 percent of what moves people up the ladder when IQ and technical skills are roughly similar” https://blog.dce.harvard.edu/professional-development/emotional-intelligence-no-soft-skill Emotional intelligence (sometimes referred to as EQ) isContinue reading “Why emotional intelligence is increasingly required in software development”