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Hank Green has an interesting take on the scientific method: We advance because scientists work to persuade others that they’re correct. Every paper, statistical analysis and experiment is nothing but an argument designed to persuade an intelligent critic. The method of argument is determined by the audience–if they require double-blind studies and useful statistical models, […]
Listen now (72 mins) | Elizabeth Stone, CPTO of Netflix, on managing AI-era product teams, the rise of systems thinking, and how to build excellence as an operating system
The folks at TryAI put Fable to the test in directing a music video. The AI glitches show up from the start and continue. But it’s even more unsettling than this. When AI tries to create and direct joyous human dancing, it fails. The dancers look like retired accountants at a wedding. The stiff awkwardness […]
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The nearest lightning was 1,200 miles away. At least that’s what the weather site reported. When lightning is that unlikely, we don’t worry about it much. It turns out that this is the best time to install a lightning arrestor on your home, though. The urgency of the moment might be the push we need […]
SOME things never change. When it comes to human behavior, some things stay the same. And those behaviors can make the future more knowable even as so much is changing all around us. Throughout history, circumstances change, but human nature does not. You may not know specifics of the change, but you can know how people will respond. And that can help to explain how we got where we are. In Same as
Wharton professor Kent Smetters explains Social Security’s projected funding shortfall, the risk of benefit cuts, and the policy choices ahead. … Read More
There are lots of things you can do, but it’s not clear you should. OpenAI has virtually unlimited resources. And in addition to building a chat-based AI, they chose to launch pretty good image generation, a basketball, a meme video generator (since cancelled), an upcoming speaker that actually moves around your house, and a myriad […]
IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Eric Ries on the incoherent organization: “An incoherent organization is one where what gets rewarded contradicts what gets proclaimed. Where the values on the wall are betrayed by daily reality. Some such companies claim they value innovation but ostraciz
Paulie Dery, chief marketing officer at AG1, on turning trusted podcast voices into lasting brand growth. … Read More
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images As multinational companies implement artificial intelligence workflows and look to adopt AI across their global operations, they are increasingly running up against country-specific regulations and policies that aim to govern AI and align its use with national priorities and local cultural norms. These regulations and policies — which fall […]
No company decides to fail. It drifts there one comfortable lie at a time. Kaz Nejatian took over Opendoor when it was just months away from bankruptcy and set out to rebuild it from the ground up. What happened next shocked everyone. Most turnaround stories are told years later, by the winner, after the ending … The post Truth Over Feelings: Inside Opendoor’s Turnaround appeared first on Farnam S
The right words in the right sequence create information. Ideas that change our world. The first kind of word salad allows the writer to hide. Fancy words, carefully juxtaposed, saying nothing. This can serve a valuable function for politicians, academics and bosses–but there’s no real information for the reader. It’s simply a collection of words […]
Wharton's Michael Platt discusses the biological basis of gambling amid the proliferation of online gambling sites. … Read More
In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton's Matthew Bidwell explains how to build familiarity quickly in a new work environment. … Read More
Wharton professor Santiago Gallino explains why AI falls short and human judgment still matters. … Read More
Eric Eager explores randomness, competitive balance, and what sports analytics reveals about winning. … Read More
Even though it’s invisible, easily transported and weightless, software used to stick around. It took years to architect and build a complex bit of software, and thousands of people to help maintain it. Even a complex website could be seen as a durable technical asset. Now, with Claude Code on everyone’s desk, new software is […]
Michael Glenwood Gibbs/theispot.com Digital platforms and generative AI have lowered the barriers to accessing global talent, capital, and knowledge for companies everywhere while making it possible to reach customers across languages and cultures. Research my colleagues and I have conducted suggests that such tools make it easier for entrepreneurs to serve global markets and for […]
The meeting is now broken. Even if you were actually engaging with the attendees before, it’s over. You took a new medium and stuffed an old one into it, changed the dynamic and ruined it. Zoom is a device that eliminates physical distance and enables a synchronized conversation. Interactions in real time. In particular, groups […]
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