Anil Dash explains how LOL Cats teach us about the evolution of language, and confesses about his Internet prankster past.

Blogger Anil Dash details his role in establishing his medium as the Internet’s primary form of communication—and explains why he’ll never write a book about it.

When you want to see art, that contemporary expression of the human essence, do you find some stand-up comedy in an events bulletin or do you head for a gallery? […]

Sports fans are no strangers to the creep of statistical analysis changing the face of professional athletics, be it through Moneyball, the explosion of people playing fantasy sports, or elsewhere. […]

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“What you believe to be true will control you whether it is true or not.” Jeremy LaBorde Recently I was following a thread relating to William Dempski and Intelligent Design […]

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Here goes. In what is either the last gasp of a dying industry or the long-awaited retrenchment of an American staple, the big-time newspapers may be going pay only. Rupert […]

Dev Patnaik raves about his big ideas: an "empathy dashboard" and--tongue firmly in cheek--a hand pug dog.

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a more infamous gearhead than former Tonight Show host Jay Leno. With an upcoming prime-time talk show that will presumably pay him in the tens […]

Duke economist Dan Ariely warns that monetary incentives can destroy quality of work. He also believes there are often alternatives to layoffs.

He blames human emotion for the sinking economy.

It’s a challenge for companies to get feedback that allows them to make changes, says Duke economist Dan Ariely.

Duke professor Dan Ariely has little faith in human rationality.

A conversation with Jump Associates CEO and author of "Wired to Care."

Strategic planner Dev Patnaik cautions companies about adopting an open innovation strategy.

Jump Associates CEO Dev Patnaik claims the web-based collaborative encyclopedia is the ultimate argument solver.

Learning from his mistakes, the author of "Wired to Care" explores how managers can become leaders.

Strategic planner Dev Patnaik explains why younger generations view goods as disposable, why older generations view them as durable, and how businesses need to re-orient themselves accordingly--or lose teenage consumers […]