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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.
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Paul Bloom argues that human pleasure is “deep”—that is, rooted in what we see as the essence of objects and people.
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What explains the universal human love of fiction, even horror fiction? Paul Bloom believes it’s an evolved preference that helped our ancestors survive a variety of real-world scenarios.
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Children’s appreciation of art and artistic intent is far more sophisticated than psychologists once believed. In fact, we may all start out as little Pollocks.
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Recent experiments suggest that triggering humans’ disgust instinct can alter their moral reasoning about everything from homosexuality to war.
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Psychologist Paul Bloom believes we are not one inner self but many. How does this affect our concepts of identity and morality?
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According to Paul Bloom, many religious notions arise out of innate features of our brains, including the tendency to “see consciousness all over.”
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Psychologist and father Paul Bloom studies early childhood development. How does he meet the challenges of working with young kids?
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When it comes to hiring C-level executives, especially at financial institutions, former Medtronic CEO Bill George stresses substance over style.
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The face of hiring is changing in light of the economic crisis. Harvard management professor Bill George weighs in on how a company should approach measuring emotional intelligence.
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Now that your future is uncertain, here’s what you shouldn’t do: follow the money, says Bill George, Harvard management practice professor.
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Will it last? Harvard management professor Bill George sits on the board of the financial giant; he reflects upon its future.
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Bill George, Harvard professor management practice, weighs in on the dire state of today’s business leadership and how we can cultivate a better class of managers.
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Harvard management professor Bill George explains why we need to keep our standards up, and why tax laws need to change.
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A conversation with the Harvard Business School professor of management practice.
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The former Medtronic CEO Bill George remembers a personal experience that showed him how most leaders are afraid to face their own crises.
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Bill George, a board member of Goldman Sachs, on the changing landscape of Wall Street bonuses in the wake of the economic crisis—and why government intervention is more harm than […]
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Multitasking and taking on too much took a toll on quality control.
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As a feminist blogger, she had to learn to “not take the haters too seriously.”
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The popular blogger might have missed her calling if she listened to a high school teacher.