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In his book, he outlines 21 principles designed to encourage cooperation, based on both scientific research and decades of clinical experience.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

These highly volatile funds are designed for active, short-term traders, not long-term investors, and run counter to diversification principles.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The master plan fills in that concept with extensive detail, historical data, environmental guidelines and design principles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Eckhard Jann points out that the current system is still largely founded on principles set out in 1944.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

These same principles led astronomers to take a new interest in measuring distances in order to establish exactly where certain objects—new stars—were in the heavens.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton