Guest Thinkers — February 28, 2011

Global Leadership? YES! International Leadership Professional Development

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Next month, a dozen California school administrators will travel to Thailand for an international professional leadership program. Why don’t you join us? We will give you an inside look at l

eadership development- international style. What does globalization and international development have to do with school leaders in the U.S.? More than you can imagine. We look forward to our guest blogs from July 23-27, direct from beautiful Chiang Mai, Thailand. Background information about the program is online at: http://leadership-innovation.org.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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The Present

Silicon Valley’s obsession with AI looks a lot like religion

The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.

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Health

The next omics? Tracking a lifetime of exposures to better understand disease

Of the millions of substances people encounter daily, health researchers have focused on only a few hundred. Those in the emerging field of exposomics want to change that.

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The Future

T-Minus: 10 milestones in commercial spaceflight

Reusable rockets, moon landers, civilian astronauts, and more.

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Business

Tactical leadership: The “Navy SEALs” of Airbnb

Airbnb’s CBO, Dave Stephenson, joins Big Think for a chat about elite-team leadership, “founder mode,” the Taylor Swift effect, and more.

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The Future

Ian Brooke wants to revolutionize flight as we know it

Astro Mechanica’s “turboelectric” jet engines offer a way to transform both commercial flights and space launches.

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