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What should electric cars sound like? | Renzo VitaleElectric cars are extremely quiet, offering some welcome silence in our cities. But they also bring new dangers, since they can easily sneak up on unsuspecting pedestrians. What ki…
How India's smartphone revolution is creating a new generation of readers and writers | Chiki SarkarIndia has the second largest population of any country in the world -- yet it has only 50 decent bookshops, says publisher Chiki Sarkar. So she asked herself: How do we get more pe…
What are you willing to give up to change the way we work? | Martin DanoesastroWhat does it take to build the fast, flexible, creative teams needed to challenge entrenched work culture? For transformation expert Martin Danoesastro, it all starts with one ques…
The story of a parent's transition and a son's redemption | Paula Stone Williams and Jonathan WilliamsPaula Stone Williams knew from a young age that she was transgender. But as she became a parent and prominent evangelical pastor, she feared that coming out would mean losing every…
How to break bad management habits before they reach the next generation of leaders | Elizabeth LyleCompanies are counting on their future leaders to manage with more speed, flexibility and trust than ever before. But how can middle managers climb the corporate ladder while also…
In the opioid crisis, here's what it takes to save a life | Jan RaderAs a fire chief and first responder, Jan Rader has spent her career saving lives. But when the opioid epidemic hit her town, she realized they needed to take a brand-new approach t…
Why the secret to success is setting the right goals | John DoerrOur leaders and institutions are failing us, but it's not always because they're bad or unethical, says venture capitalist John Doerr -- often, it's simply because they're leading…
How language shapes the way we think | Lera BoroditskyThere are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist…
You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman BarrettCan you look at someone's face and know what they're feeling? Does everyone experience happiness, sadness and anxiety the same way? What are emotions anyway? For the past 25 years,…
You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman BarrettCan you look at someone's face and know what they're feeling? Does everyone experience happiness, sadness and anxiety the same way? What are emotions anyway? For the past 25 years,…
How we need to remake the internet | Jaron LanierIn the early days of digital culture, Jaron Lanier helped craft a vision for the internet as public commons where humanity could share its knowledge -- but even then, this vision w…
The story of 'Oumuamua, the first visitor from another star system | Karen J. MeechIn October 2017, astrobiologist Karen J. Meech got the call every astronomer waits for: NASA had spotted the very first visitor from another star system. The interstellar comet --…
How to fix a broken heart | Guy WinchAt some point in our lives, almost every one of us will have our heart broken. Imagine how different things would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotional pain. Psycho…
How to build (and rebuild) trust | Frances FreiTrust is the foundation for everything we do. But what do we do when it's broken? In an eye-opening talk, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course in tru…
The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding | Dana KanzeWomen own 39 percent of all businesses in the US, but female startup founders get only two percent of venture funding. What's causing this gap? Dana Kanze shares research suggestin…
How "baby bonds" could help close the wealth gap | Darrick HamiltonHard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic secu…
How to break the cycle of toxic masculinity | Eldra JacksonIn a powerful talk, educator Eldra Jackson III shares how he unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity through Inside Circle, an organization that leads group therapy for incar…
The riddle of experience vs. memory | Daniel KahnemanUsing examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves…
How to be "Team Human" in the digital future | Douglas RushkoffHumans are no longer valued for our creativity, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff -- in a world dominated by digital technology, we're now just valued for our data. In a passion…
Why you should treat the tech you use at work like a colleague | Nadjia YousifImagine your company hires a new employee and then everyone just ignores them, day in and day out, while they sit alone at their desk getting paid to do nothing. This situation act…
