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Tara Sophia Mohr explains how we can empower girls to silence their inner critic.
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According to psychologist Dan Ariely, Google’s policy of giving employees free reign over 20% of their work week – one full day out of five – makes for happier, more […]
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Do digital media have any sweeping, unique pleasure-giving qualities? David J. Linden, Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, says the effect is […]
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Would you choose the state of equality and justice envisioned by John Rawls or the state of radical individual liberty envisioned by Robert Nozick?
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In this selection from his Floating University lecture, Professor Steven Pinker deduces the nature of language acquisition by examining the generative use of grammar in children.
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In this clip from our recent interview, Kevin recalls an incident back in 1981 when he was seventeen: He and a phone-phreaker buddy decide to sneak into Pacific Telephone’s central […]
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A rarity in the era of the rockstar CEO, Fred Hassan’s success seems to be more attributable to his skill at putting out fires than igniting them.
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It’s simply not inspiring to tell a millennial, “You’re coming to our company. You know what our company’s goal is? To maximize shareholder value,” says Roger Martin, Dean of the […]
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if you’re trying to drive a radical change in the world, a lot of experts are going to tell you, it can’t be done or it’s impossible. You therefore need […]
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What shape will the future take? Dr. Kaku explains which technological advances will remain confined to the pages of science fiction and which are likely to make the leap to […]
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John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, explains why corporations need to offer their employees a higher mission.
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The fact that we were able to do that and we were able to come together is one of the greatest testaments to what it means to be an American.
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In the field and in the lab, Psychologist Dan Ariely finds that people want big challenges, some autonomy in pursuing them, a bit of healthy competition, and a sense of completion.
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Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, views tablet computing as a media revolution.
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In order not to become isolated, executives need to be proactive, says Professor Robert Steven Kaplan, about seeking feedback and input from the people below them.
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Former Navy SEAL says the Navy offered him the opportunity “to be of service to others and to lead and to test myself.”
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Two things that are intuitively obvious to most parents – the importance of teaching children self-discipline and the educational power of fun – are also unusually well-supported by science.
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