Social Responsibility

Social Responsibility

A person holds an oval mirror in front of their face against a blue background, with their reflection appearing abstract and distorted, evoking the surreal influence of ai on self-perception.
If AI is modeled only on human intelligence, will it inherit only human ways of seeing the world?
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In this excerpt from "The Formula for Better Health," Tom Frieden explores how Alice Hamilton transformed public health in her fight against lead poisoning.
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Gary Vaynerchuk, known as Gary Vee, challenges the notion that professional success must be a choice between financial gain and positive impact, emphasizing that caring for customers and employees can be central to entrepreneurship and legacy-building.
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Free speech may be messy, but censorship is deadly. Founder of The Future of Free Speech Jacob Mchangama explains.
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“Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today with that number increasingly rising annually.”
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Virtue is hard to attain, and that’s the point. Sarah Schnitker explains why self-help shortcuts miss the mark.
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“There's a very pervasive belief that human nature is fundamentally selfish, but I know for a fact that that can't be true in part because my life was saved by a stranger a long time ago when I was 19.”
A person in a suit holds up a NOAA map showing the forecast track and intensity of Hurricane Dorian, reminding us that, unlike Einstein, we can't change the facts—only prepare for them—in an office setting.
Einstein is credited with saying, "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." What he actually said has a very different meaning.
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The investment advisor and host of the Talking Billions podcast explores childhood curiosity, building networks through kindness, and more.
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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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Today’s technologist archetypes share a blind spot. Brendan McCord, founder of the Cosmos Institute explains why “philosophy is essential” when building planetary-scale technology.
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