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Who Listens to Podcasts?

Who Listens to Podcasts?

Apparently, a lot more people than you would think, despite the fact this model dates to the 1990s. Simple fact: more people have downloaded the podcast Serial than watched Girls, Madmen, or Louie. (MORE…)

What Does Privacy Mean in the Fully Connected, Digital World?

What Does Privacy Mean in the Fully Connected, Digital World?

Privacy, meet ubiquity. The impact of digital everything on traditional expectations about privacy is not obvious to people. Generally speaking, the largest group of consumers – Millennials – have been very willing to allow their privacy to be monitored by companies like Google, in return for instant access to the digital world. (MORE…)

Are Your Risks Real?

Are Your Risks Real?

The next time you take a business risk, think about this: Thor Hyerdahl saw his 4,000 mile expedition from Peru to Polynesia aboard the balsa raft Kon-Tiki as only a modest risk. (MORE…)

Is the Space Station Paying Out?

Is the Space Station Paying Out?

In a word, no. The International Space Station was “born” in Ronald Regan’s 1984 State of the Union speech, in which he promised that NASA would build a space station (ISS) which would permit “quantum leaps in our research in science, communications, in metals, and in life saving medicines which can be manufactured only in… (MORE…)

Can We Learn to Live Small?

Can We Learn to Live Small?

The future of life is smaller, at least in terms of living spaces. Most recent example: The Actor’s Fund is building retirement housing in New York from modular “micro units” of only 255-360 square feet in size. (MORE…)

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