A potentially serious hurricane bears down on tens of millions of people in the Northeast. How will they respond? The psychology of risk perception suggests that some might be at risk not just from the weather itself but also from the danger that arises when our fears don’t match the facts.

A 5.8 earthquake hits the East Cost. New Yorkers quake. Californians laugh. Along comes a Category 1—no wait, tropical storm—hurricane. Now, not all New Yorkers are quaking; instead, while some […]

The international summer of troubled and/or troubling public art continues and, I hope, concludes with the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, which was to officially take […]

Unsure if you should care about the Keystone XL pipeline controversy? In his latest essay for Dissent, my friend Mark Engler neatly encapsulates the issues at stake. It's not just […]

As events unfold, many are pondering what the fall of Col Qaddafi will mean for the rest of the world. 

The founder of a successful corporation steps down. Then what? At Ford and Walt Disney, long periods of stagnation or decline, followed by renewal. Now it's Apple's turn. 

Author Carmine Gallo has studied Steves Jobs' success and wants us to ask how can we learn to unleash our inner Steve Jobs to advance our business, our careers, and the world.

Long seen as the heir apparent to Apple, Tim Cook will have a couple years during which Apple's product line is more or less determined. But can he carry the company after that?

What if we could predict which businesses would survive, and which would crumble? Business author Michael Raynor explains his theory for identifying disruption and changing your industry. 

Postponed by the threat of hurricane Irene, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will open soon in Washington D.C. How is the leader's dream interpreted by contemporary America?

In a potentially innovative if not also troubling strategy, Al Gore's Climate Reality Project has asked their online supporters to donate for one day their Twitter and Facebook accounts to […]

So one of the guys at Panera Bread this morning asked my view on the FLAT TAX or FAIR TAX or whatever. My reponse was that my objection to the […]

The CEO of ViSalus Sciences explains why entrepreneurially-minded employees are an asset.

This week got me thinking - what are the chances that New York City could experience shaking from > M5 east coast earthquakeand potentially be struck by a Category 2-3 […]

Ryan Blair, CEO and author of Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went From Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur, argues that independent employees are good for business.

Researchers at Cornell University have created a website that will hasten the adoption of 3-D printing by allowing users to create sculptures virtually and render them in physical form. 

With a network of dashboard-mounted phones that can collect data on traffic lights and tell drivers how to avoid inefficient stopping and starting, the nation can save on time and fuel. 

No hurricane evacuation order has been issued for New York City, but City officials haven't ruled out the possibility. Meanwhile, you can plug your address into this useful official City […]

The Virginia Earthquake has had most of our attention this week, but volcanoes continue to be noisy around the world (although no more so than usual). You can get yourself […]