Is It Over Yet? The Deeper Underpinnings of the Financial Crisis
Raghuram Rajan was one of the few who warned about the financial crisis that lurked ahead, as early as 2005, but his warmings fell on deaf ears. He continues to warn us that there are economic troubles...
View ArticleThe Promise of Peer Review
With the amount of information available through the use of the technology, determining which sources are credible has been a process in itself. Peer reviewed research is currently the standard for...
View ArticleStem Cells: The Hope The Hype and the Science
Research with stem cells has transformed the way scientists study human diseases, the way drug companies discover and test new drugs, and the way physicians treat their patients, but they have also...
View ArticleEinstein, Franklin, and the Role of Creativity in Today’s World
Walter Isaacson says simply being intelligent is not enough to make it in this world. In order to succeed, you must also be creative. Isaacson is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute,...
View ArticleOil and Gas Production in the Gulf of Mexico
Mark Zoback examines the future implications of the oil spill, the need for energy resources that drive oil exploration, as well as reform necessary to avoid similar catastrophes. Meg Caldwell...
View ArticleHow the washing machine boosted intellectualism
What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that happens...
View ArticleChildren, Education, and Urban Poverty from an Organizational Perspective
Even in the 21st century, US cities still need much improvement. We have unemployment, a housing crisis, under-performing schools, high birthrates among unmarried mothers, obesity on the rise,...
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