With market growth for the retail industry projected to sustain between 3.2% and 3.8% for the 2018 calendar year, retail as a whole would seemingly be far from needing life support. But there are significant challenges facing the retail sector that could determine which players become long-term beneficiaries of evolution and which fall off the map completely. […]

On May 11th, 2018, VIANT hosted a 'Dinner & A Movie' themed presentation at the Ethereal Summit in Brooklyn, NY. Following an introduction demo, the team presented this short film before surprising the audience with tuna fresh from Fiji, shipped and tracked using the #Ethereum Blockchain. Viant is a blockchain-based platform for modeling business processes, […]

How is the passion economy changing the way we look at jobs? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The widget economy has given way to something entirely different: the passion economy. Whereas the previous economy was fueled by mass production and homogeneity, growth in […]

Is your organization full of Hackathons, Shark Tanks, Incubators and other innovation programs, but none have changed the trajectory of your company/agency? Over the last few years Pete Newell and I have helped build innovation programs inside large companies, across the U.S. federal science agencies and in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. But it is […]

In this first lecture of my 2020 Columbia University virology course, we define viruses, discuss their discovery and fundamental properties, including whether or not they are alive, and explain why they are the most awesome biological entities on Earth.

The Covid-19 crisis has now reached a new critical phase where public health systems need to act decisively to contain the growth in new epicenters outside China. Clearly, the main emphasis is and should be on containing and mitigating the disease itself. But the economic impacts are also significant, and many companies are feeling their way towards […]

The following organizations are providing frequently updated news and resources for artists and arts organizations. Americans for the ArtsCoronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center National Assembly of State Arts AgenciesCoronavirus ResourcesState Arts Agencies & Regional Arts Organizations Contacts For Freelance ArtistsCOVID-19 & Freelance Artists Alliance of Artists CommunitiesBlog post on COVID-19 Preparedness for Residencies Alternate […]

‍When companies come to me for growth advice, they typically ask: “What’s the one thing I can do tomorrow to get 10 million users? Which channels should I use? Which tactics?”. It doesn’t work that way. Growth is not a one-time gimmick. To get 1000% growth, there is no silver bullet. Growth comes from adopting […]

The UC Berkeley Startup Competition (Bplan) proudly welcomed Guy Kawasaki to the Haas School of Business. Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple and co-founder of Garage Technology Ventures, explained the top ten mistakes that entrepreneurs make. His talk covered all stages of a startup from inception to exit.

In this talk, Andreas reflects on the audacity of "be your own bank," but also the difficulties we will face in translating what that means to people who still have no idea what a bank (let alone the centralised power of the banking cartel) does. We all suffer from the Dunning-Kruger effect, but in security […]

Even as the immediate toll on human health from the spread of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the COVID-19 disease, mounts, the economic effects of the crisis—and the livelihoods at stake—are coming into sharp focus. Businesses must respond on multiple fronts at once: at the same time that they work to protect their workers’ safety, they must also […]

This base was developed to help local neighborhoods facilitate volunteers, with skills, resources and facilities to support people in and around their neighborhood. The base runs off two forms. Get the Airtable Base The base has two forms: A signup form for volunteersA help request form for neighbors The base has five tables: Neighbors (where […]

Freelancers Union's fund to support freelancers impacted by COVID-19 As shutdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus take place across the U.S., independent workers face the greatest threat to their livelihoods in modern history. Freelancers work without traditional protections such as paid sick leave and unemployment insurance, and are at a disproportionate risk of […]

“Andrà tutto bene.” “Jiayou.” “Together, apart.” These phrases, in Italian, Mandarin, and English, respectively, roughly translate as “solidarity in solitude.” It’s as if, around the world, the creep of COVID-19 has created a universal call and response. If we can’t gather in person, we’ll join together in spirit against the shared threat of coronavirus. From […]

Is Bitcoin anonymous if exchanges and some wallets require identities? Should we assume that our identity information will be leaked if we use KYC-ed wallets? Besides buying, what is a reliable way to acquire bitcoin? How can I set up a wallet without providing identity? Do you still recommend using CoinJoins? Could they become illegal? […]

Household chlorine bleach is a powerful disinfectant that is inexpensive, easy to obtain, and strong enough to kill dangerous germs. Keeping a clean home is important for any family, but is especially important for people with autoimmune conditions or other health problems like cystic fibrosis. Before you start using bleach everywhere, it's important to know that bleach is caustic […]

Motivated by the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Mainland China, we use a global metapopulation disease transmission model to project the impact of travel limitations on the national and international spread of the epidemic. The model is calibrated based on internationally reported cases, and shows that at the start of the travel ban from Wuhan […]

As the Internet was the first digital medium for information, blockchain is the first native digital medium for value. Blockchain is poised to transform the economy and society at large—redefining the ways we transact online, share ideas, and manage workflows. The financial services sector is a key lever in such transformations. This four-course specialization introduces […]

AngelList's Naval Ravikant brings Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin onstage to explain what it is and why it's useful. Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/18/vitalik-buterin-explains-ethereum-in-his-own-words-at-disrupt-sf/