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David Brooks - commentary, politics, society

David Brooks - commentary, politics, society

Zimbabwe, Africa - culture, history, geography

Zimbabwe, Africa - culture, history, geography

Public vs. Private Markets and the role of Government - Political Divisions in the USA

Public vs. Private Markets and the role of Government - Political Divisions in the USA

Woke, Cancel Culture and Free Speech Debate

Woke, Cancel Culture and Free Speech Debate

Cancel culture, conformism, free speech and censorship

Cancel culture, conformism, free speech and censorship

Ticketmaster, LiveNation - Event technology and ticket sellers

Ticketmaster, LiveNation - Event technology and ticket sellers

Valentine's Day - traditions, culture, history

a look at the strange history, culture and traditions surrounding Halloween

Wedding - Event technology companies, platforms

a collection of articles and videos about wedding Event technology companies

Independent Contract working

a collection of articles and resources looking at the future of work

Leadership networks, Coaching platforms for Women in Tech, Business

a collection of Leadership networks, Coaching platforms for Women in Tech, Business

Pros/Cons of Meritocracy - criticisms and defense

Meritocracy - criticism, and defense of merit based rewards

Politics, Culture and Team Building at Work

Politics, Culture and Team Building at Work

European Soccer (Football) and UEFA, FIFA

European Soccer (Football) and UEFA, FIFA

Author Angela Duckworth - Grit and Human Behavior

Author Angela Duckworth - Grit and Human Behavior

Goal Setting, Chunking and Self-Improvement

Goal Setting, Chunking and Self-Improvement

Conspiracy Theories

online Conspiracy Theories

Famous Architects and Globally Iconic Architecture

Famous Architects and Globally Iconic Architecture

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Article

“Scaling People” is a textbook piece of management writing

Claire Hughes Johnson has gone long on tactics and pragmatism, short on guff | Business. “Scaling people” is written by Claire Hughes Johnson, a te... (2023)


Article

Classical liberalism vs. The New Right - Marginal REVOLUTION

It has become increasingly clear that the political Right in America is not what it used to be. In particular, my own preferred slant of classical ... (2022)


Article

The Great Awokening is transforming American politics - Vox

White liberals are embracing progressive racial politics and transforming America (2019)


Article

Heresy - essay by Paul Graham

can be fired for. Those doing the firing don't use the word "heresy" to describe them, but structurally they're equivalent. Structurally there are ... (2022)


Article

This god shoots love darts, but no, it's not Cupid - The Conversation

Kamadeva, also known as Madana, is the Hindu god of love, desire and infatuation. (2022)


Article

What the mythical Cupid can teach us about the meaning of love and desire - The Conversation

A scholar of early Greek classics explains what the myth of the weapon-carrying god of love, Cupid, a child of the gods of love and war, conveys a... (2022)


Article

The 'real' St. Valentine was no patron of love - The Conversation

Valentine’s Day originated as a feast to celebrate the decapitation of a third-century Christian martyr, or perhaps two. It took a gruesome path to... (2022)


Article

The Four Quadrants of Conformism - Paul Graham essay

The Four Quadrants of Conformism - Paul Graham essay July 2020 One of the most revealing ways to classify people is by the degree and aggress... (2022)


Article

THE NEW PURITANS - Mob Justice Is Trampling Democratic Discourse - The Atlantic

By Anne Applebaum Social codes are changing, in many ways for the better. But for those whose behavior doesn’t adapt fast enough to the new nor... (2021)


Article

Woke at Work: Why tech firms are trying to run away from politics—and failing | The Economist

As other firms become more political, some Silicon Valley companies are heading in the opposite direction | United States (2021)


Article

Changes at Basecamp

At Basecamp, we treat our company as a product. It's not a rigid thing that exists, it's a flexible, malleable idea that evolves. We aren't stuck w... (2021)


Article

Being Normal - Econlib

I’ve always been weird, but at this point in my life I feel like I understand non-weird people quite well.  If you’re still baffled, my weird frien... (2020)


Article

How Amanda Gorman Became So Much More Than a Literary Star | Vogue

Amanda Gorman is a poet, activist, optimist, style icon—and a phenomenon in the making. Doreen St. Félix reports. (2021)


Article

A Medical Student Questioned Microaggressions. UVA Branded Him a Threat and Banished Him from Campus

Kieran Bhattacharya's First Amendment lawsuit can proceed, a court said. (2021)


Article

The intellectual character of conspiracy theorists – Quassim Cassam | Aeon Essays

Why do some people believe conspiracy theories? It’s not just who or what they know. It’s a matter of intellectual character (2021)


Article

The HubSpot Culture Code: Creating a Company We Love

The official HubSpot Culture Code slide deck. Take an inside look at HubSpot, the people behind it, and what makes us tick. (2021)


Article

Bartleby - You’ll often walk alone | Business | The Economist

Loneliness is a widespread problem with complex roots (2021)


Article

'Woke' American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say - The New York Times

Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French iden... (2021)


Article

"Lupin" feeds Netflix viewers' foreign-series frenzy - Marketplace

Netflix said in its earnings report last week that "Lupin" is set to rack up 70 million views in its first month, a new record. (2021)


Article

How Fear Took Over the American Suburbs - Citylab, Bloomberg

How Fear Took Over the American Suburbs The new book “Neighborhood of Fear” shows the rise of suburban vigilantes and NIMBYs in the late part of... (2021)


Article

The borrowed customs and traditions of Christmas celebrations

The Christmas we celebrate today around the world, whether in northern winter or southern summer, has its roots in many cultures and traditions. (2020)


Article

In defense of California

The state faces serious and growing climate change-fueled challenges – including wildfires, heatwaves and rolling blackouts. But it’s better equipp... (2020)


Article

Copy of Generations of Handwritten Mexican Cookbooks Are Now Online

North America's largest-known Mexican cookbook collection inspires both tears and restaurant dishes. (2020)


Article

Generations of Handwritten Mexican Cookbooks Are Now Online

North America's largest-known Mexican cookbook collection inspires both tears and restaurant dishes. (2020)


Article

Hard work and black swans - Economists are turning to culture to explain wealth and poverty

As a result, the ideas of the earliest economists are being revised and improved (2020)


Article

Frank Lloyd Wright's Japanese education

When the young Wright moved to Chicago to work for the architect Joseph Silsbee, he was introduced to Japanese prints. It changed his career, and v... (2020)


Article

Does 4 years of college make students more liberal?

A survey examines how the college experience changes – or doesn't change – students' political views. (2020)


Article

The 1918 Flu, Masks and Lessons for the Coronavirus Pandemic - The New York Times

As the influenza pandemic swept across the United States in 1918 and 1919, masks took a role in political and cultural wars. (2020)


Article

The silence is deafening

Imagine you're at a dinner party, and you're getting into a heated argument. As you start yelling, the other people quickly hush their voices and s... (2020)


Article

6 ways a drop in international students could set back US higher education

If fewer students from other countries enroll in US colleges and universities this fall due to COVID-19, the effects would be felt well beyond the ... (2020)


Video

David Brooks: The Root Causes of Populism, Authoritarianism and The Whole Global Mess

World On Fire: Right-wing populism is surging worldwide, in places as diverse as India, the Netherlands, Argentina, France and the United States. W... (2024)


Video

Why modern America creates fragile children | Jonathan Haidt

Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame? (2023)


Video

Why wasn't Portugal conquered by Spain?

Why wasn't Portugal conquered by Spain? (2023)


Video

Barack Obama takes on 'woke' call-out culture: 'That's not activism'

The former US president Barack Obama has spoken against call-out culture. 'I do get a sense sometimes now among certain young people ... that the w... (2022)


Video

How Curiosity Will Save Us | Mónica Guzmán | TEDxSeattle

For Mónica Guzmán, curiosity isn’t a muse that flits by when we wonder about something. It’s the most powerful tool we have to navigate our world, ... (2022)


Video

New Rule: Your Phone is Turning You into an Asshole | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Apple should admit that the problem with their phones isn’t just what people might store on them, i... (2021)


Video

Long-Term Care: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver explains the industry behind nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and why long-term care needs fixing. Connect with Last Week ... (2021)


Video

Expensive wine is for suckers - Vox

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a bottle of wine. Few wine experts and regular people can tell the difference between expensive wine and ... (2018)


Video

Theft! A History of Music

Duke University School of Law Published on Mar 10, 2017 A graphic novel covering 2000 years of musical borrowing and regulation, from Plato to ... (2018)


Video

Live Like Line: The Story of Caroline Found | Real Sports w/ Bryant Gumbel | HBO

HBO Published on Dec 14, 2017 Frank Deford visits the Iowa City West Girls Volleyball team. They overcame tremendous odds to win the State Cham... (2018)


Video

Why do taxpayers pay billions for football stadiums? - Vox

Cities want football teams. Owners want stadiums. In the past 20 years, over $7 billion in public money has gone towards financing the construction... (2018)


Video

The Audience Response Duplicator,or Laugh Box,Laffbox,Recorded Studio Laughter

Video of "The Audience Response Duplicator, or LaughBox, Laffbox. Still in working condition! THIS IS IT! The infamous box of canned laughter. U.S ... (2018)


Video

"Brotopia" author on Silicon Valley sexism

Silicon Valley may be a place of incredible innovation, but some say what most needs to change is its own business culture. A new book called "Brot... (2018)


Video

Food Waste: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Jul 19, 2015 Producers, sellers, and consumers waste tons of food. John Oliver discusses the shocking amount of fo... (2018)


Video

Carnival: origins of the world’s biggest party | The Economist

The Economist Published on Jan 31, 2018 Carnival started as a pagan festival in ancient Egypt and has grown to become one of the largest celebr... (2018)


Video

Speak like a leader | Simon Lancaster | TEDxVerona

TEDx Talks Published on May 22, 2016 Did you know there is a secret language of leadership that determines who reaches the top in politics and ... (2018)


Video

Zach King: The storyteller in all of us | TEDxPortland

TEDx Talks Published on May 15, 2014 Zach is a filmmaker, born and raised in Portland.He started his film journey at age seven when his parents... (2018)


Video

Is Seattle the next Silicon Valley? - BBC News

Seattle is home to some of the biggest names in tech, including Amazon and Microsoft. The vibrant and laid back seaport town is also the locatio... (2018)


Video

Why is Black Friday Called Black Friday?

When did Black Friday start, and why do we dislike it so much? Good Mythical Morning Episode 209! SUBSCRIBE for daily episodes: http://bit.ly/subrl... (2017)


Video

We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads

TED talk, 2017: "We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci. In an ey... (2017)


Video

Halloween History | National Geographic

Halloween isn't just costumes and candy; it's a cultural holiday rich in tradition | National Geographic: Nat... (2017)


Video

Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight, 2016 "Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief. (2017)


Video

Cathy O'Neil: How It's Unfair to Use Personality Tests in Hiring

WGBHForum, 2017: "In her award-winning book, Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (2016), Cathy O... (2017)


Video

A Harvard mathematician reveals how algorithms are making police and the courts more biased

Business Insider, 2017, "Cathy O'Neil, a self-proclaimed math nerd and author of "Weapons of Math Destruction" explains how police data leads to b... (2017)


Video

Nationalism vs Globalism: the new political divide | Yuval Noah Harari - TED Talks

TED Published on Feb 21, 2017 How do we make sense of today's political divisions? In a wide-ranging conversation full of insight, historian Yu... (2017)


Podcast

Ghosts of Football Past

In anticipation of Super Bowl LII (Go Eagles), we're revisiting an old episode about the surprising history of how the game came to be. It's the en... (2023)


Podcast

The Cost of Meritocracy With Michael Sandel - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. Does meritocracy create a better world for everyone, or does it create massive inequality? The... (2021)


Podcast

The Promise Of Meritocracy With Adrian Wooldridge - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. Does meritocracy create a better world for everyone, or does it create massive inequality? The... (2021)


Podcast

Millions of Americans face stigma of moving back in with their parents

As the financial crisis deepens, many adults are moving back home. But the trend started before the pandemic. (2020)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: The Stories and Code of Culture Change

How do you build, set, shape, fix, change, culture? Sharing practical advice while drawing on examples of culture as code from a thousand years ago... (2019)


Podcast

YouTube and the End of Friction | Exponent

Ben and James discuss the question of YouTube, why it’s similar and different from Facebook, and why engagement is both alluring and a potential pr... (2019)


Podcast

Another 'Civil War'? Pessimism About Political Violence Deepens In A Divided Nation : NPR

Following a rash of deaths, threats and violent acts, Americans fear the nation may be growing so far apart that danger may become a regular factor... (2018)


Podcast

Access & Opportunity Podcast || Carla Harris and Freada Kapor Klein

Carla Harris talks to Freada Kapor Klein of the Kapor Capital, which invests in entrepreneurs who are women or from multicultural backgrounds. (2018)


Podcast

The Laff Box - 99% Invisible

What happened to the laugh track? For nearly five decades, it was ubiquitous, simulating in-person audience experiences in home living rooms. But b... (2018)


Podcast

Social media's threat to democracy

The Economist, 2017: “Twitter, Facebook and Google were supposed to improve politics. Instead, from Russian meddling in America's election to polit... (2017)


Book

Radical Candor, by Kim Scott

* New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller multiple years running * Translated into 20 languages, with more than half a million copies sol... (2023)


Book

Founders at Work, by Jessica Livingston, co-founder of Y Combinator

Now available in paperback—with a new preface and interview with Jessica Livingston about Y Combinator! Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' ... (2023)


Book

The Tyranny of Merit

A Times Literary Supplement’s Book of the Year 2020 A New Statesman's Best Book of 2020 A Bloomberg's Best Book of 2020 A Guardian Best Book About ... (2021)


Book

The Aristocracy of Talent

The surprising history of an inspiring and sometimes dangerous idea Meritocracy- the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents... (2021)


Book

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus book. Read 7,135 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Combined for the first time here are Maus I: A Survivor'... (2020)


Book

The Complete Persepolis (Persepolis, #1-4) by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis book. Read 7,446 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-sellin... (2020)


Website

Replika - Your AI friend

Replika is an AI friend that is always there for you. Grow your own. Your Replika learns from you, matches your personality and becomes your bes... (2018)


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267 Articles
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10 Podcasts
6 Books
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150 Chunks