His agnosticism would make him a completely untenable candidate in modern times, especially within the Republican party.
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20 million people live within a 50 mile radius of New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant, whose 35 year old reactors were built to withstand a 6.1 earthquake—far less […]
Four different types of radiation tend to accompany a nuclear accident like the Fukushima meltdown. Here, Dr. Kaku discusses the effects of each on the human body.
Last week, Simone Lewis-Koskinen contributed a valuable guest post on the communication challenges facing scientists and leaders hoping to elevate public concern over ocean acidification. In a follow-up post today, she […]
Tiny Fey’s new memoir, Bossypants, sets out some smart principles of management and leadership among amusing and insightful anecdotes.
Twitter may be fending off multi-billion dollar acquisition offers but it seems to be in turmoil and lacks vision. Mathew Ingram suggests it take a leaf out of Apple’s book.
Companies are still feeling their way forward on “globalization”. Should they develop leadership centrally or try to source talent locally? How best to manage a diverse workforce?
This is a column that starts out being about horse whispering and ends up being about leadership and politics. Move forward when there’s acceptance, pull back when spooked…
Survival-scenarios are popular in leadership training but what relevance do they have to the boardroom? Former Navy SEAL Rob Roy aims to instill an “I can make it through” confidence.
David Brooks of the New York Times delivered a lecture at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky last night. It was definitely the highlight of this trip to S.’s alma mater. […]
New research suggests family-friendly workplace policies may not increase profits, but they at least cover their cost. Better staff retention and work attitudes are among the payoffs.
The Allen Human Brain Atlas could launch a type of neuro-scientific Renaissance that finally decodes the mysteries within our minds.
Teamwork. Support. Group (there’s that word) synergy. These are all hallmarks of positive business-speak and, one would assume, business practice. They’ve become the modern calling cards of businessmen who want […]
One of my favorite scenes from Objectified is the IDEO toothbrush brainstorm. It never struck me before how hard it would be to redesign a product that has become so […]
Our decisions matter. You don’t need me to tell you that. Of course they matter. It almost seems a tautology, a restatement of the obvious, of the very definition of “decision.” And yet, even though we make decisions at every point in our lives . . .
When the BRIC companies first opened up to global capitalism they became addicted to Western clothing and beauty brands, but now they have emerged as beauty capitals in their own […]
Released on the anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination, a new film directed by Robert Redford centers on the tension between civil liberties and national security.
Innovative startups are using virtual worlds like Second Life and Twinity as virtual classrooms for people to learn new skills and languages. Could this one day replace brick-and-mortar classrooms?
Many in the West assume that poor people or racial minorities are somehow not going to understand technology, but this sort of paternalistic view is dead wrong, says Ross.
Social media tools may push a society toward democracy, but they don’t fundamentally alter an individual’s capacity for social relationships.
As the single most-quoted author in the English language, it should not be much of a surprise that Shakespeare is often misquoted.
When the financial crisis struck, the ultra-cheap German supermarket chain Aldi saw an opportunity. It has been expanding rapidly in the US.
From low-tech gadgets enabling livelihoods in remote African villages to satellites that spy on human rights abusers, a look at some (not necessarily sexy) technologies shaping the future.
After its November launch, Kinect became the fastest-selling electronics device ever. It may be integrated into the Windows OS, leading to the Next Big Thing in web user experience.
A robot scientist has made a new biological discovery and many more might be possible if we simplified the language of science, the human scientist who led the development says.
A game-like environment will increasingly be innovation’s hothouse, the gamification industry claims. The World Bank has Evoke and UK government workers share ideas on Idea Street.
The far-reaching political changes that have occurred across the Middle East might actually have been predicted by looking at the data about the rapid pace of technological development in the region.
Today is the anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. Shakespeare didn’t pull the trigger, of course, but his play “Julius Caesar” inadvertently triggered a series of events that inspired the act.
Advertisers are beginning to understand the “incredible power” of giving consumers virtual currency in gaming worlds in exchange for their purchases.