1.31.15 - Coping with Scarcity
This week, we examine how scarcity can help us more forward. First, author Robert Bryce argues...
Podcasts de Kara Miller
10 Years Since Larry Summers' Comments on Women in Science
Ten years ago, Larry Summers made some remarks on the lack of women in math and science -- and it...
A Textbook-Free College Degree
At hundreds of dollars each, college textbooks are becoming prohibitively expensive. Business...
Thanks to customizable data, fashion startup Stitch Fix makes your closet look more like a...
Better Living Through Technology
Our most precious resources are dwindling, but author Robert Bryce suggests that breakthrough...
1.24.15 - Looking Beyond Average
We’re rethinking everyday things we overlook, starting with the doctor's office. With rising...
From long waits to high prices, our current primary care system is failing too many patients....
There may be no such thing as innate talent. Geoff Colvin, author of “Talent is Overrated,” has...
Accountants, the Real Revolutionaries
Accountants might get a bad rap. But in an economy that’s gotten by for decades without including...
They might ruin a picnic, but new research shows that ants are actually a vital part of our urban...
Tech Billionaires: Our New Royalty
Tech billionaires may be the royalty of the 21st century. Randall Lane, editor of Forbes and...
Love, loss, and creativity -- there’s more to Chanel than just perfume. Tilar Mazzeo, author of...
1.17.15 - Our Romance with Excess
We're living in a world of abundance brought on by innovation. Author Paul Greenberg describes...
A serial inventor’s best-known project burst into flames before being embraced by the rich and...
Even fish caught in the U.S. may travel over 12,000 miles before it reaches your plate, says...
Parents usually think their kid is brilliant -- and the latest research may be proving them...
Be good, don’t retire, and keep worrying. A decades-long study, analyzed by psychologists Leslie...
Seniors: The Untapped Tech Market
Seniors have become increasingly tech-savvy, and startups are beginning to respond to this...
Forget the “25-year-old in a hoodie" stereotype. The Kauffman Foundation’s Dane Stangler, and...
Happiness (and Weight) are Contagious
It’s no surprise that people in your inner circle can affect your physical and emotional state....
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