Safi Bahcall Explains How ‘Loonshots’ by Entrepreneurs Are Out-Performing NASA
The 50th anniversary of the moon landing has prompted new discussion about the future of America’s legendary space agency. Safi Bahcall, physicist and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Loonshots, joins Bloomberg Radio to discuss where NASA stands today—and who its competitors are. “... Continue Reading →
Louis Theroux’s Acclaimed Docuseries on Westboro Baptist Church Returns, Featuring Activist Megan Phelps-Roper.
Documentarian Louis Theroux takes on the Westboro Baptist Church for the third time in BBC 2’s recently released Surviving the World’s Most Hated Family—the buzzed about follow-up to his popular 2007 and 2011 intimate exposés viewed by millions. As in the previous films, Theroux features Megan... Continue Reading →
By Understanding AI’s Mechanisms, We Can Make Better Decisions: Tarah Wheeler Explains.
Artificial Intelligence is more prominent than ever—yet few know exactly how it works. One of America’s leading cybersecurity experts, Tarah Wheeler empowers others to make better automation decisions and make sense of the far-reaching power of AI by looking at and understanding the algorithms that... Continue Reading →
Blockchain Expert Michael Casey Reveals the Biggest Problem Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Faces
Facebook’s potential Bitcoin rival Libra faces the same centralization vs. decentralization debate that plagued cryptocurrencies before it. Michael Casey, the Senior Advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative, explores the competing interests in a new op-ed. The tension... Continue Reading →
Lavin Speakers Reflect on the 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing
July 20th, 2019, marks 50 years since NASA put a man on the moon. These are the Lavin Speakers talking about mankind’s greatest achievement. One Giant Leap author Charles Fishman continues his 50 Days to the Moon series for Fast Company. The award-winning journalist is also appearing at NASA’s... Continue Reading →
Retail Maverick Bonnie Brooks Formally Named CEO of Chico’s
As the first female President and CEO of the Hudson’s Bay Company, Bonnie Brooks restored the aging institution back to its former glory. More recently, she has been acting as interim CEO of Chico’s—the international women’s fashion retailer—following the abrupt departure of Shelley Broader.... Continue Reading →
Blurring the Boundaries of Privacy in a Digital Age: Tech Writer Susan Fowler Investigates for The New York Times
“The boundaries of privacy are in dispute, and its future is in doubt.” These are the words from the The Privacy Project, a limited-run newsletter in the New York Times that explores the blurring lines between public and private. Susan Fowler, the magazine’s Op-Ed Technology writer and #MeToo... Continue Reading →
What Did JFK's Assassination Mean for the Moon Landing? Charles Fishman Investigates for Fast Company
The moon landing wouldn’t have happened without President John F. Kennedy, he who boldly promised the nation that we would reach the moon before the Soviets. But would we have gotten there by 1969—as promised—if he hadn’t been assassinated? In his latest article for Fast Company, Charles Fishman... Continue Reading →