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How Technology Stole Our Minds
To learn more about how technology has stolen our attention; and what we can do to get it back, I spoke to James Williams (Writer & researcher on the philosophy and ethics…
Author: Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
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Poverty in the UK – Darren McGarvey Interview
By any measure, the United Kingdom is a rich country. We are a nation with over £10 trillion in assets (£6 trillion of which is privately held), and depending on your measure…
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Frank Abagnale: Cybersecurity & Fraud Prevention Expert
My Interview with Frank Abagnale, Renowned Cybersecurity and Fraud Prevention Expert, Bestselling Author & Subject of Catch Me If You Can.
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Venki Ramakrishnan: Nobel Prize Winner & Royal Society President
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Sitting at the helm of the Royal Society is…
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Ian Bremmer on Global Risk & Complexity | Eurasia Group
We are in a complex world- made difficult to model because of the nonlinear, emergent, spontaneous and adaptive interactions of trillions of elements. Whilst our biological and environmental complexity has had millions…
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Why We Sleep: Matthew Walker on Sleep Science
If you are lucky enough to live to 79 (the global average lifespan) you will have spent around 25 of those years (roughly one third of your entire life) asleep. Scientific advances…
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Rand Fishkin on Startup Reality & SMB Economics
Our inability to disconnect extreme events from the norm also affects our perceptions of business. The picture we see of the business environment shows us the tails not the curve, we here…
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Rowan Hooper on Superhuman Potential & Excellence
Dr. Rowan Hooper is Managing Editor of New Scientist, and in his recent book Superhuman, he scoured the world, aiming to answer a few key questions: Why can some people achieve greatness…
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Mitchell Baker on Technology, Mozilla & Open Innovation
Technology push also brings with it a range of unintended or unexpected consequences, particularly at a time (as we are now) where technology can grow from the germination of an idea to…
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Global Refugee Crisis: Expert Voices on Humanitarian Solutions
The greatest humanitarian crisis in history, is also the greatest crisis of our humanity. To learn more about our global refugee and migration crisis, we speak to Gulwali Passarlay (Afghan refugee, author &…
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Chris Anderson on TED’s Global Impact
From humble beginnings in 1984, TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) has grown to become the centre of gravity for the intellectual curious of our digital era. Their flagship TED conference, and global network…
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Scott Farquhar, Atlassian Co-Founder
Scott Farquhar is the archetypal entrepreneur. He and his Co-Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes started Atlassian in 2002 (after meeting whilst studying at the University of South Wales, Sydney). Deciding neither of them wanted a…