|| Martin Wolf: A Renowned Economic Commentator on the Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Martin Wolf CBE is the chief economics commentator at the Financial Times and author of the new book The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism…
| A.J. Jacobs: ‘My Year of Living Biblically,’ ‘How Healthy Living Nearly Killed Me,’ and ‘The World’s Largest Family Reunion’
Arnold Stephen Jacobs Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs, is a journalist, author, and lecturer…
Andy Goldfarb: How I Went From Being ‘Crazy Driven’ to Believing in the Value of Doing Nothing
Andy Goldfarb, co-founder and Executive Managing Director of venture capital company Globespan Capital Partners, had always been a driven human being obsessed with “success.” Then came a series of setbacks: marriage fell apart, business issues, and most of all, a serious physical injury that left him bedridden, in pain, and unable to do anything. The…
David Remnick: The Longtime ‘New Yorker’ Editor Shares His Insights on Vladimir Putin and ‘Putinism’
David J. Remnick, 63, is an American journalist and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book…
Yuval Noah Harari: Acclaimed Historian and Intellectual on Why Human Beings Rule the World
Yuval Noah Harari, 45, is the Israeli author of the bestselling books Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind | Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow | and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. A tenured professor of history at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, Harari has become an internationally acclaimed thinker, lecturer and YouTube star. His…
Dr. Steven Pinker: Renowned Psychologist Answers ‘Why Has Humanity Lost Its Mind?’
“Why… is much of America preoccupied with conspiracy theories and science denial?”
Sam Altman: Highly Intelligent Human Observations on Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship
Sam Altmanis an entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and blogger. He’s the CEO of OpenAI…
Rabbi Jackie Tabick: A Jewish View of Compassion — With a Story About a Rich Man, a Poor Man, and Bread
Jacqueline “Jackie” Tabick, a Reform rabbi, became Britain’s first ordained female rabbi (1975). She is the convenor of the Movement for…
Jack Russell Weinstein: Philosopher, University Professor, and Radio Host
Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein is a philosopher specializing in the history of philosophy, political philosophy, Adam Smith, and contemporary liberal theory.
Werner Reich: How a Magic Trick, Kindness, and Laughter Helped Him Survive Auschwitz
When the Nazis came to power in 1933, Werner Reic lived with his family in Berlin. He later fled to Yugoslavia, but when the Nazis occupied that country…
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