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Center-right parties have won a majority of seats in Europe’s Parliamentary elections, the results of which were released today. If you thought the financial crisis had given capitalism a bad […]
The much-awaited Iranian elections occur this Friday. The incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been running a fiery campaign that became even more so when he took on his main rival Mir […]
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Gillespie, assistant professor of political science at Emory University, examines political mobilization and race, as well as competition between minority groups. She discusses the progress in race relations indicated by […]
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Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at Goizueta Business School of Emory University, Sheth shares his thoughts on the proper role between government regulation and business in emerging economies, how the emergence […]
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Hotelier Chip Conley reflects on a recent article he wrote in praise of Wal-Mart.
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Hotelier Chip Conley remembers what the LSD activist taught him about how to run a successful hotel.
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Hotelier Chip Conley on how he uses new technologies to generate buzz and improve corporate systems.
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Hotelier Chip Conley on ways leaders can convert personal goals into business success.
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Hotelier Chip Conley offers new insights into how to generate a cult following behind any brand.
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Hotelier Chip Conley reflects on ways to successfully interact with your sphere of influence.
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Hotelier Chip Conley talks about why purpose not money is what cements employee loyalty.
At one point during Mahalo’s presentation at an NY Tech MeetUp last week, I couldn’t help but wonder how Wikipedia would fare if it weren’t a non-profit organization that relied […]
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Witte is the Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. Here he describes how the Bush administration […]
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Laderman, professor of American Religious History and Cultures at Emory University, looks at the attitudes toward and culture of death in America. He also reveals religion’s influence in several unexpected […]
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Gilman, Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of psychiatry at Emory University, is a cultural and literary historian. Here he explains the stigma of obesity in […]
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Thorpe, Woodruff Professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, is a leading advocate for national health care reform […]
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Koplan, former director of the CDC, is vice president for global health at Emory University and director of the Emory Global Health Institute. Koplan describes the need for global chronic […]
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The mentalist is leading a different sort of entertainment revolution.
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The mentalist takes the Big Think business card to places it has never been.
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The mentalist know how people react when faced with the inexplicable.