When the battle between cost effective and environmentally sound is fought during budget season, concessions are expected. But do the short term savings outweigh the long term effects? We talk to retired EPA Climate Change expert Jeff Alson about what it means for people if… Read More »Trump vs Climate Change and the EPA with Jeff Alson
Chris Kutarna, one of the authors of “Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance,” has a message: we’ve done this before. He discusses how major societal shifts happen because of revolutions, and how we’re experiencing it again right now, much… Read More »Renaissance of America with Chris Kutarna
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:
In the 2nd part of our conversation with Wealth Management Advisor George Noceti, of Morgan Stanley, we get some useful free advice that would normally cost you a pretty penny. We also delve more into what the Fed’s role could look like when Janet Yellen’s… Read More »Financial Advice with George Noceti Part 2
If a used up and abandoned mining site were left as is, without the costly cleanup the EPA currently conducts, could fish and wildlife survive in the surrounding area? In part 2 of our chat, we find out exactly what it costs to keep parts… Read More »Gutting the EPA Budget with Thelma Estrada Part 2
If you’ve kept up with the news, you know that the proposed 2018 Federal Budget heavily reduces the funding for many Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency. What kind of programs does the Agency stand to lose? We talk to an employee of the… Read More »Gutting the EPA Budget with Thelma Estrada Part 1
In part 2 of our chat with Kirk Hanson, we take on Automation in relation to business ethics. Kirk is the Executive Director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. We discuss some of the repercussions of automation, like who is… Read More »Corporations vs Ethics with Kirk Hanson Part 2
Do you know how much it costs to raise a child? The USDA thinks they know, but a recent survey from Bankrate.dot shows that the USDA’s estimate is roughly half of what regular people (with real experience) estimate. We talk to Claes Bell from Bankrate… Read More »Reality Check on Childcare and Privacy with Claes Bell
Ashlee Vance is a New York Times bestselling author and a contributor to Bloomberg Businessweek. He’s also written the only official biography of Elon Musk, founder of Space X and Tesla. In part 1 of our chat, we discuss the necessary synchronicity between Tesla and… Read More »This Week in Elon Musk with Ashlee Vance Part 1
With Trump’s Travel Ban still making headlines (as of writing this description, the 9th Circuit Court of appeals have upheld the unconstitutionality of the ban), some companies are doing what they can to help. Unitive, a firm that helps companies restructure their hiring practices to… Read More »Hiring Biases and Helping Refugees with Laura Mather
