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MAGAZINE STORIES 1. Neubert, Mitchell J. and Beard, Alison. “Entrepreneurs feel closer to God than the rest of us do,”
A study was conducted to investigate the connection between faith and the propensity to start a business, by examining data from a survey that queried 1,714 U.S. adults about their religious habits. It was found that entrepreneurs prayed more frequently than other people, were more likely to believe that God was personally responsive to them, and more willing to take risks. Harvard Business Review is available electronically at
2. Simonite, Tom. “The decline of Wikipedia,” Wikipedia is shrinking. Can it be revived, or is this the end of the largest encyclopedia in history? Find it out from this article. Technology Review is available electronically at
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