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The systemic problems on Wall Street skewed the collective judgments of the market in the last decade.
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James Surowiecki gives tips on how to use the Internet to stay competitive without a job.
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What makes some crowds smarter than others? Hint: you don’t always want people who fit the mold.
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A conversation with the author of “The Wisdom of Crowds” and the business columnist for The New Yorker.
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As The New Yorker reaches its 85th anniversary, its art editor praises the advantages of still drawings over animation.
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The New Yorker art editor recalls some of the magazine’s more infamous covers and argues that cartoons should be discussed, not suppressed.
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New to graphic novels? RAW co-founder Francoise Mouly has some suggestions for you.
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RAW co-founder Francoise Mouly has seen comic books evolve from kids’ pastime to titillating adult medium to high-gloss art form. Should they now return to their roots?
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Could a medium once scorned as trash be a better teaching tool than the traditional picture book?
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A conversation with the art editor of The New Yorker.
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Novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is married to cognitive scientist Steven Pinker. What have they learned about love, from study and experience?
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The philosopher explains the “moral argument” for the existence of God and why it still holds some appeal for contemporary philosophers.
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What the man Bertrand Russell called “the most lovable of philosophers” still has to teach us.
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Why the author of “36 Arguments for the Existence of God” chose fiction as a path into the debate raging between atheists and believers.
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The novelist describes the “transcendent instinct” common to both fields, but believes religion has been “pulled along by reason” and not vice versa.
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Rebecca Goldstein grew up Orthodox Jewish and became a skeptical philosopher and novelist. How does that complex arc affect her writing?
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A conversation with the novelist and philosopher.
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Tod Machover thinks the next breakthrough will come when composers can design music tailored to a listener’s brain activity.
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Imagine a performance where the furniture were characters. It’s called “Death and the Powers.”
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Tod Machover thinks back to his first composition, and describes his process for ingesting music.
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The invention behind the popular video game began with guinea pigs Yo-Yo Ma and Penn and Teller.
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Tod Machover thinks the institution emphasizes skill so much that students forget why they got into music in the first place.
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Composer Tod Machover reflects upon a childhood filled with piano lessons and computer graphics.
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A conversation with the composer and inventor at MIT Media Lab.
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One of the most intolerable hang-ups is wondering whether something will “work in the real world.” As Jason Fried explains, it’s a depressing place where everything is slow, difficult, and […]
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The founder of 37signals defines cloud computing, its role in the future of computing, and the overblown anxiety around its security.
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The founder of 37signals identifies the most promising opportunities for growth in programming.
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With its constant commotion, unnecessary meetings, and infuriating wastes of time, the modern workplace makes us all work longer, less focused hours. Jason Fried explains how we can change all […]
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The tech-capital of the US is gushing with venture capital money. The problem? Many start-ups develop too strong a penchant for “free” and never actually become businesses. Jason Fried explains […]
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The notion that advertising revenue can save content is looking increasingly untenable. Jason Fried explains why drug dealers and bakeries may have had the best business model all along.
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