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Discover top ideas and strategies from today’s leading business voices.

greater fool theory
An analogy explains the greater fool theory: You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away; you just have to run faster than the other guy.
sentient AI
AI systems can carry on convincing conversations, but they have no understanding of what they're saying. Humans are easily fooled.
middleman
Our economy is dominated by middlemen, including huge companies such as Walmart and Amazon. There are many benefits to going direct instead.
start-ups
In New Zealand, ambitious Kiwis want to launch a lawn mowing business; in South Africa, it's cooking gas refills. Start-up dreams vary widely.
game theory
Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
weed strain
There are almost no standards governing the cannabis industry. Your favorite weed strain may contain unpleasant surprises.
VR training
The time to begin exploring VR training is now. Here are the pros, cons, and different ways this technology can be utilized. 
Privateers pillaged British merchant ships in the name of liberty — and profit.
wind solar power
Best in class: Denmark and Uruguay. Worst in class: Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, and Russia.
peer coaching
Peer coaching can play a key role in building resilient, high-performing teams, while allowing remote workers to connect with one another from afar. 
At least 33 cities are sinking by more than 1 cm a year.
superconductors
In a major advance, scientists have found a new and groundbreaking way to force electrons to flow only in one direction in a superconductor.
Immersive Learning
Immersive learning creates an interactive environment in which learners have the power to customize their experience. 
geopolitics finance
Geopolitics is not a magic 8-ball. But making financial decisions — such as those regarding retirement — in a multipolar world without geopolitics is akin to flying blind in a storm.
financial bullshit
"A cheap loan is beyond all new destiny." Does that mean anything to you?
Remote training
Remote work is here to stay. Here are a few ways to enhance remote training in a post-pandemic future.
Company culture is always evolving — sometimes for the worse.
Could Russia's plan actually destroy demand for natural gas?