Technology & Innovation — January 16, 2014

Dennis Kozlowski Revisited

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Dennis Kozlowski, the founder and former CEO of Tyco, is often seen as a poster child for an era wrought with greed and corporate corruption. Catherine Neal challenges this one-dimensional view of the man.

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High Culture

“The gods will not be chained”: A short story by Ken Liu

The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit “Pantheon.”

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Business

The inside story of NVIDIA

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Does time exist, or is it an illusion?

The passage of time is something we all experience, as it takes us from one moment to the next. But could it all just be an illusion?

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The Future

Are fictional dystopias blocking us from better futures?

Do grim sci-fi scenarios crush our hopes for real-world growth? Author Michael Harris looks elsewhere to unblock the road to a better future.

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Business

5 companies that are busting the myth of “profits at any cost”

A new generation of leaders is forging a path for 21st-century capitalism that’s both profitable and socially responsible.

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