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Alibaba has played a key role in China’s meteoric economic rise.
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“There’s a sense of crisis today that we did not have in the 1980’s or 90’s” — economist Tyler Cowen on progress in America.
John Templeton Foundation
The shift from steam to electricity was inevitable — but some foresaw it earlier than others.
Some analysts predict that Amazon's revenue will double over the next five years.
Million Stories
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An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.
The Industrial Revolution changed music forever, thanks to a combination of technological advances and clever entrepreneurs.
Our concept of "failure" is way too narrow.
Brands manufacture meaning through consensus; people must strive to create their own.
"The Soul of a New Machine" provides a rare level of insight into the minds and decisions of humanity's greatest thinkers.
In New Zealand, ambitious Kiwis want to launch a lawn mowing business; in South Africa, it's cooking gas refills. Start-up dreams vary widely.
If the metaverse is money, then companies will certainly want to play, too.
By toppling medieval Europe’s mightiest political power, the Protestant Reformation ushered in a new age of freedom, religious and otherwise.
The results of a recent study counter some common claims found in anti-immigration narratives.
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1700s economic principles predicted Uber. A Nobel Prize-winning economist explains why.
Institute for Humane Studies
Why does Seattle continue to be a place that nurtures the development of breakthrough technologies but not Minneapolis, Memphis, or Minsk?
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College doesn’t pay off for a lot of people. So he started a school that doesn’t get paid unless you do.