Crisis Management

Crisis Management

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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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From Hitler to Hamas, Western powers have repeatedly dismissed open threats as bluffs — with catastrophic results.
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Brian Gumbel — President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dataminr — explores the cutting edge of real-time information analysis.
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The fear of unleashing forces beyond control has haunted science for centuries.
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On the largest scales, galaxies don't simply clump together, but form superclusters. Too bad they don't remain bound together.
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Our minds crave simple, linear narratives. But society rarely follows a straight line.
A man with a bald head and gray goatee smiles at the camera. Above his head, a thought bubble filled with red scribbles hints at the inner thoughts of John Amaechi.
The psychologist, educator, and former NBA player discusses the professional volumes and childhood stories that shaped his life and his approach to it.