Health & Medicine
Diseases of the Heart
I want you to make a fist and hold it just to the left of the centre of your chest. Just under your ribs, is an organ, around that size, which will…
Author: Vikas Shah
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Politics & Policy
Ece Temelkuran on How to Lose a Country, in 7 Steps
“I am one of the early birds…” Ece Temelkuran told me, “I saw democracy collapse in Turkey and tried to warn the United States, European Countries and Britain about this. I’ve been…
Culture, Society, Sports & Arts
Learning from the Holocaust
In one of the darkest moments of modern civilisation, over six million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany in a state-sponsored genocide. This event (The Holocaust) killed over two-thirds of Europe's entire…
Business & Economics
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Life Lessons from Sports
What My Life In Sports Has Taught Me: An exclusive guest-post for Thought Economics by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - The NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer, 3x Award Winning Columnist of the Year, NY Times…
Business & Economics
How to Change the World: Leaders of Global Impact
In these exclusive interviews, I speak to the leaders of five of the world’s most influential civil sector organisations. Brian Gallagher (CEO of United Way Worldwide, the world’s largest privately-funded non-profit), William…
Culture, Society, Sports & Arts
Comedy & Satire’s Political Power: Youssef, Minhaj
To learn more about how satire and comedy can influence politics, I spoke to Dr. Bassem Youssef (whose story is told in the film ‘Tickling Giants,’ by Sara Taksler), Hasan Minhaj (host…
Business & Economics
Whitney Wolfe Herd: Bumble Founder on Love, Power & Entrepreneurship
In 2014, Whitney Wolfe Herd launched Bumble as, “the only dating platform where women make the first move…” Today, Bumble has over 55 million users in 150 countries. As Whitney notes herself,…
Culture, Society, Sports & Arts
Cyberhate & The Rise of the Trolls
To learn more about the phenomenon of cyberhate and the reality of trolling I spoke to David Baddiel (comedian, author, screenwriter & presenter), Ginger Gorman (journalist and author of Troll Hunting: Inside…
Business & Economics
War and Peace: Nobel Laureates on Conflict Resolution
In this exclusive series of interviews, we speak to seven experts on conflict and peace building. Four Nobel Peace Prize Winners; Prof. Jody Williams (Chair, Nobel Women's Initiative), Dr. Shirin Ebadi (Human Rights…
Culture, Society, Sports & Arts
Chetan Bhagat on India’s Cultural Transformation
Chetan Bhagat is the author of nine blockbuster books, widely regarded as ‘the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history’. his unique writing style has allowed him to tackle, head-on, some…
Business & Economics
Hussain Sajwani: From Modest Beginnings to Billionaire
Hussain Sajwani has an extraordinary story. From modest beginnings, he has become a self-made billionaire, recognised as one of the most powerful Arabs in the world. Sajwani is Founder & Chairman of…
Business & Economics
Melinda Gates on Global Health & Philanthropy
By deploying capital and talent, guided by the vision that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has achieved some incredible successes. Over 500 million children have been…