To close out the Future of Sports theme, we talk to Oakland A’s team President, Dave Kaval. He breaks down his hopes and challenges during the process of building a modern ballpark in Oakland, and how improving the current fan experience while attracting a new,… Read More »Building a Modern Ballpark for Oakland with Dave Kaval
When an employee at Mattel came up with the idea for the Bratz dolls, the Barbie company claimed the rights to that idea. But whoever owned that idea, the bigger company was in a better position to outlast the smaller upstart in the lengthy court… Read More »Litigation Barbie and the Case of Idea Ownership with Orly Lobel
Going to the doctor for something routine, can be expensive and time consuming – especially when you move and can’t take your medical records with you. But what if you could? And what if you could supplement that data with that DNA test you just… Read More »Connected Healthcare with Paddy Padmanabhan
Millennials are a driving force in the US, being targeted and catered to using technology previously unavailable to previous generations. But what is it like for that generation in another major player in the global economy – China? Enter Zak Dychtwald, founding CEO of the… Read More »Young America vs Young China with Zak Dychtwald
The “cell phone free” dinner table and “screen time allowance” are becoming increasingly popular as ways to combat digital addiction. We talk to Colby Zintl of Common Sense Media about platforms targeting kids, what apps and drugs have in common, and the brewing backlash from… Read More »Fear and Loathing in the Living Room with Colby Zintl
Do you think of gaming first when you think of VR? We did, too, but that’s not necessarily the case at Stanford. We take a virtual walk through the mind of Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Not with an… Read More »Inside Stanford’s VR Lab with Jeremy Bailenson
We all giggled when we first learned of Homo erectus, right? But we also learned that there were other humans before Homo sapiens. So what’s next? We talk to Dr. Donald Simborg, the author of “What Comes After Homo Sapiens?: When and How Our Species… Read More »One Giant Leap for Mankind with Dr. Donald Simborg
The EPA as a crew is at odds with its leadership. We talk to two pairs of boots on the ground, Taly Jolish and Kathy Setian, about what’s really at stake. Links:
A Homemade hover-bike, a backseat Jacuzzi, and TONS of rockets: all things you’ll find on Colin Furze’s YouTube channel. Now he has a book and a YouTube Red (read subscription) series and we get the skinny on all that. Plus: rapid fire with Margot. Links:
Science education to supplement at home learning, or, in the case of Sal Khan’s actual son, a way to keep up his education while out of the country during the school year. We chat with Sal Khan, of the Khan Academy, about his school and… Read More »Don’t Neglect Your Kids Education While On the Road with Sal Khan
