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Manny Pacquiao: Fighter, Servant, Difference Maker
An exclusive guest post from Manny Pacquiao - his story begins as a stow-away on a boat bound for Manila, determined to pursue his dream of becoming a boxer and fighting to…
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Mindfulness: The Most Important Tool We Have
The Most Important Tool We Have. In these exclusive interviews we speak to Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn (scientist, writer and meditation teacher), Matthieu Ricard (Buddhist monk, photographer and author), Andy Puddicombe (Founder of…
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Deepak Chopra on Genius, Consciousness & Transformation
For centuries, great artists, scientists, writers, entrepreneurs and thinkers have seemingly tapped into somewhere else, beyond the realities faced by ‘the rest of us,’ to do the seemingly unimaginable – from creating…
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On Identity: Kwame Anthony Appiah
“If you lose your ego, you lose the thread of that narrative you call your Self,” wrote Haruki Murakami in his book Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche “…humans,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…