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Will aliens look like the people next door? I hope not.
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Dr. Gardner warns that a failure to encourage a sense of altruism amongst Americans could signal the end of the US as a moral leader for the world.
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A new culture of risk-aversion and crowd-sourcing is changing the traditional paradigm of the creative individual.
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Given the destructive power of the individual in the global era, Dr. Gardner is more concerned than ever about the necessity of good work.
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Obama is strong in interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic and logical intelligence—but will he continue to ask the big questions?
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The psychologist and education policy expert argues that global education suffers from a single approach applied to a diverse set of challenges.
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Peter Brabeck, former CEO and now Chairman of Nestlé, thinks we’ll run out of water faster than we will oil, unless we change how much it’s considered a human right.
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Nestlé’s Chairman Peter Brabeck thinks American companies overemphasize the importance of short-term profits.
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Peter Brabeck, Chairman of Nestlé, reflects upon the evolution of the company and its culture, and how he came to spend his career there.
Few of my pet peeves equal my distaste for conspiracy theories, whether it’s that the moon landing was a hoax, that the Bush Administration had a hand in 9/11, or […]
With the summer now behind us, countless sports fans are finding a tangible meaning in their lives that hadn’t been there in some time. That’s right. Football starts this week, […]
Syria is in the hot seat. You know you’re in trouble when the only person willing to visit is Hugo Chavez. Iraq accuses Syria of not doing enough to prevent […]
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As director of the Millennium Village Project in Rwanda and co-Founder of the “prosperity creating’ organization” Rwanda Works, Josh Ruxin has seen first-hand which economic development policies and practices are […]
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Josh Ruxin examines the recession’s effect on developing nations.
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Josh Ruxin explains how improved family planning is instrumental for the future of Rwanda and the developing world.
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Josh Ruxin Weighs in on the current state of Obama’s foreign aid system and explains the “visionary” measures needed to reform it.
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Josh Ruxin, head of Rwanda Works, discusses how investing in agribusiness could solve a number of the developing world’s difficulties.
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Josh Ruxin, Founder of Rwanda Works and Clinical Professor of Public Health at Columbia, outlines the success of foreign direct investment in the past, and its similar potential for helping […]
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Though hailed as the “panacea” for the developing world, microfinance is dependent on a particular set of preconditions for its success. When regions lack these starting points, the system is […]