This week is more of an examination of history rather than of economics. In the first part, we talk to author Sharon Weinberger about her book “The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World.” We cover ARPA… Read More »The Imagineers of War with Sharon Weinberger
In the second half of this week’s show, we talk to Daniel Kalder, author of “The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy.” This isn’t so much business, or economics, or technology, but it IS relevant. We discuss, among… Read More »The Infernal Library with Daniel Kalder
Sounds like Sci-Fi, but it could be Sci-Fact. Professor Michio Kaku schools us on string theory, the future of space travel, and how humanity could become immortal – and it all sounds a lot like the TV shows we’re binging these days. His new book… Read More »Space Travel and Immortality with Michio Kaku
Patrick Jones is the CEO of Vocatio, a startup that assesses hard & soft skills, and then pairs employers with people who would make best fits. He explains everything in much more detail in this chat. Links:
Giving Tuesday follows Small Business Saturday, which follows Black Friday. But how did this philanthropic movement come to take hold during a major consumerist weekend? We talk to the creator of that idea, Henry Timms, about his book “New Power: How Power Works in Our… Read More »How a Movement Wins Hearts & Minds with New Power with Henry Timms
Income inequality and wealth inequality are topics we cover a lot, and there are opinions of all flavors when it comes to solutions. Chris Hughes, Facebook co-founder, nearly overnight millionaire, and author of “Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn,” thinks cash could bring… Read More »Giving Everyday Americans a Fair Shot with a Facebook Co-Founder with Chris Hughes
Cybersecurity is in high demand and corporations big and small need to go from reaction chaos to proactive prevention. Heather Johnston, a district President at staffing firm Robert Half, dissects who needs to do what and where, when it comes to cybersecurity – and shares… Read More »Where to Land a High-Paying, High-Demand Tech Job with Heather Johnston
Mike Swift checks in with the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding Qualcomm. The current chapter focuses on the tech giant’s inability to expand to Asia thanks to government intervention. Links:
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
If you look up anything starting with “Hey Siri,” “Okay Google,” or “Hey Alexa,” you’re using voice technology. And the AI that runs that tech is trying to be more human-user-friendly. We talk to Vinnie Schoenfelder, the CTO at CapTech, about how Natural Language Processing,… Read More »Hey Siri! Be More Human with Vinnie Schoenfelder
