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Bill Scheft discusses the differences between comedy fiction and monologue writing, and his latest novel, “Everything Hurts.”
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Bill Scheft doubts the political influence of Late Night comedy.
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Don’t believe Larry David when he tells you he doesn’t resemble his screen persona, says his friend Bill Scheft.
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Bad grades in Latin class led Bill Scheft to a career in comedy.
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A conversation with the novelist and David Letterman Show writer.
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A conversation with the technology forecaster and essayist.
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Companies need to get better at explaining to employees the intrinsic risks of their jobs, according to forecaster and essayist Paul Saffo.
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Paul Saffo analyses the shift in power from producers in the industrial economy, to marketers in the consumer economy. He predicts that new “economic actors” who create and consume simultaneously […]
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Forecaster and essayist Paul Saffo encourages customer service departments to only make promises they can keep.
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To avoid missing opportunities in a down market, Paul Saffo advises business leaders to focus less on what their company is doing wrong, more on what it can do differently.
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Paul Saffo says technology shouldn’t be exploited to just cut costs or do old things more efficiently, it should be a catalyst for doing new things in entirely different ways.
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Paul Saffo’s recommendation to companies conserving cash: don’t confuse the short-term financial crisis with long-term trends.
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Paul Saffo analyzes the historic patterns of technology innovation and adoption, and predicts their impact on entrepreneurship.
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Harvard Professor David Scadden envisions a future where medicines activate stem cells already in our bodies. The pharmaceutical industry is taking notice.
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Harvard Professor David Scadden discusses the wonder of self-replenishing stems cells, and reveals scientific findings that might enable any stem cell to be reprogrammed as an embryonic stem cell.
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The Yale University Director worries that consumers need a PhD to understand what they’re eating. He proposes simplifying food labels so everyone can be a nutritional expert.
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A conversation with Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center.
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David L. Katz insists access to healthcare is a basic human right and proposes reforms to incentivize preventative care.
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When the Atkins Diet took off into the stratosphere, every supermarket stocked low-carb foods. Nutrition expert David L. Katz wants to achieve the same thing with healthy foods generally.