Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL Interviews the world's leading thinkers, and the people shaping the century.

OpenSea is the largest marketplace for NFTs and user-owned digital items. The platform’s more than 600,000 users collectively have 2 million collections containing over 80 million NFTs. The platform is now valued at over $13.3billion and has attracted many of the world’s most prominent investors including: Mark Cuban, Tim Ferris,…

 

In country after country, conspiracy theories and religious dogmas that once seemed to have been overtaken by enlightened thought are helping to loft authoritarian leaders into power. The effects are being felt by women, ethnic minorities, teachers, scientists, and students – and by the environment, the ultimate victim of climate…

 

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Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.

— Pope John Paul II
Leader of Catholic Church for 27 years; advocated for human rights and peace

For four decades, real wages for Americans haven't experienced any significant growth. Prior to the pandemic, it was reported by the Brookings Institute that 53 million Americans were trapped in low wage jobs, where their earnings failed to adequately cover their needs. This cyclical deprivation extends beyond monetary constraints, manifesting in heightened levels of stress, health concerns, and impaired cognitive functioning.

— Zeynep Ton
MIT Professor & Author on Retail Operations & Low-Wage Work

The average is the enemy of the marketer, because it actually disguises what you really need to know, which is the outliers, the unusual use cases, the anecdotal eccentricity, where most of the really valuable information lies.

— Rory Sutherland
Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & advertising strategist and behavioral economist

It's become synonymous with clothing but ultimately fashion is anything popular in a culture at any given time.

— Claudia Schiffer
Supermodel and fashion icon of the 1990s

Passion matters… It's rarely a straight-line to success, usually it's a roller-coaster.

— Steve Case
Co-Founder of America Online (AOL) & Venture Capitalist

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