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Just like any seemingly profound thought embellished with fancy graphics and double the dose of lilac hues, the following quote, often attributed to Albert Einstein, has become a pet meme for facebookers around the world. Regardless of whether or not Einstein actually said that, we need to be careful when trying to understand the true nature of the tree-climbing fish. "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." If this is taken out of context, we run the risk of bereaving our educators and our future generations of the passion to impart and receive real education. The analogy is not intended to undermine the  growth mindset . Einstein, or whoever the heck it was, didn't mean to promote the thought that we are all predisposed with a fixed supply of abilities. That would have meant that fish cannot (and should not) learn to climb the tree. On the contrary, the idea of r...

This article was originally published on  The Market Mogul . Please read  here . On the back of many recent successes in optimizing its advanced electric powertrain for the Model S, Tesla Motors [NSQD:TSLA] has announced the release of the autopilot feature as part of Tesla Version 7 software last week. This latest software update allows the Model S to use its unique combination of cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensors, and data to steer down the highway, change lanes, and adjust speed in response to traffic. Once you’ve arrived at your destination, Model S scans for a parking space and parallel parks on your command. In its announcement to its clients, Tesla said: “Model S can’t make traffic disappear, but Version 7 software makes it a lot easier, safer, and more pleasant to endure.” According to Tesla Motors, this release also features the most significant visual refresh yet of the digital displays for every single Model S around...

This article was originally published on  The Market Mogul . Please read  here . In the third of Clinton Lectures at the Georgetown University in April 2015, the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton noted, “If you have a vision, a strategy and you have the support of people at the grassroots level because you’re inclusive, these kinds of things can be done by ordinary citizens.”   tweet What he was referring to was the idea of  radical inclusion  for ensuring broad-based prosperity in America and the world. In today’s world where more than three billion people live on less than $2.50 a day and more than 1.3 billion on less than $1.25 a day, the idea of radical inclusion has never been more pertinent than it is now. Of all kinds of inclusion–political, cultural and financial–providing fair and widespread access to financial services has the most direct impact on poverty reduction. Why financial inclusion is important ...