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Award-winning sociologist and researcher Nicholas Carr shares tools and strategies for ensuring technology serves rather than harms us
Glorious anthology from MIT’s Space Exploration Initiative reveals the limitless possibilities of uniting Earth with the cosmos.
Nobel Laureate economist Paul Romer says the only goal of this tax is to push firms down two paths that will reduce their political power.
MIT Media Lab director Dr. Dava Newman offers an up-close view of emerging technologies that are poised to transform business and society
Renowned authorities outline ways organizations can support the mental health of their workforce – and why it’s a worthwhile investment
With WFH our new normal, INSEAD’s Professor Mark Mortensen helps organizations strengthen communication and productivity across distances.
Globally recognized cybersecurity expert Kristin Judge helps organizations preemptively protect their data, customers and reputations.
Domeyard’s Christina Qi teaches financial firms how to leverage machine learning when managing data so they can create agile cultures and systems
These renowned Black thought leaders show organizations how to fuel innovation and productivity.
Kevin Werbach helps leaders understand emerging technologies so they can identify opportunities, avoid dangers and ensure smooth operations.
New York Times bestselling author Debora Spar paints a vivid picture of life before and after technology changed the way we work and live
These fascinating perspectives from today’s most innovative thinkers are brimming with ideas for business and personal transformation.
In her new book, Emotion AI pioneer Rana el Kaliouby chronicles her journey from “nice Egyptian girl” to CEO on a mission to humanize tech.
These Stern Speakers offer inspiring insights and actionable advice for leading your organization into the future.
In Netflix’s Abstract: The Art of Design, Neri Oxman shows how nature-inspired design can change the trajectory of the future.
Transform your business strategy with the work of these exceptional thought leaders.
A recent CBS “60 Minutes” segment throws open the doors of the MIT Media Lab and provides insight into the visionaries who work there.
How is technology transforming health care? With robots, wearables and digital tools.
From declining college enrollment to STEAM education’s AI boost, education is experiencing great challenges – and opportunities.
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Concerned about the future? Consider one of these 13 female trailblazers for your next meeting.
In the very near future, robots will be able to fully perform key tasks and jobs ranging from educating children to caring for the sick. In order for them to…
What should our devices – smart phones, watches and the like – do for us? While they currently increase our efficiency and accessibility, they also distract us from the world…
New to Stern: Security expert Betsy Cooper guides organizations through technological change to craft strategies for safety and stability.
NEW to Stern: Joi Ito reveals why understanding technology isn’t enough. You need a whole new perspective to survive and succeed.
Leadership is an all-encompassing challenge. These sessions will help turn problems into opportunities for personal and organizational growth.
These 10 speakers help leaders prepare for the impact of AI, automation and the gig economy.
Engineer, roboticist and AI expert Dr. Ayanna Howard grooms the next generation of scientists to tackle big challenges.
Hal Gregersen shows how emerging technology can not only solve problems but prompt new questions and drive innovation.
NEW to Stern: Mary Lou Jepsen has already made an impact on consumer electronics and health care; now she wants to read people’s minds.
How does your organization view communication technology? Does digital connectivity enhance human interaction, or replace it? In an op-ed for the New York Times, renowned social psychologist Sherry Turkle took…
Beth Altringer shows that creating products people want depends on understanding needs and desirability.
Thomas Malone’s new book shows organizations how people and computers can accomplish far more together than either can alone.
In a powerful presentation, Hugh Herr describes how the age of the cyborg is closer – and more benign – than you might imagine.
In a New York Times editorial, Jonathan Zittrain offers preemptive solutions to the potential hacking of our everyday devices.
AI expert Rana el Kaliouby explores the marvels of modern science as co-host of PBS’ “NOVA Wonders.”
NEW to Stern: Neuroengineer Ed Boyden is changing the way we understand the human brain and innovation in all fields.
In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, we speak with Emotion AI pioneer and CEO of Affectiva Rana el Kaliouby about her vision for equipping machines with the ability to sense human emotions.
NEW to Stern: Cellular biology trailblazer Isha Datar is inventing the future of food.
New to Stern: Biotech executive Andrew Hessel is programming life. And every industry will be affected.
Jonathan Zittrain explains how Facebook can recover public trust and build a new model of corporate responsibility.
Amy Webb’s annual Tech Trends report helps organizations in every industry prepare for the unexpected.
In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, we speak with social media expert Jeff Hancock about the new psychology of social media.
Minds Worth Meeting converses with futurist, best-selling author and NYU Stern Professor Amy Webb, who discusses future trends and how technological change, such as the ubiquity of artificial intelligence, will impact businesses in the very near future.
VR is the next technological game-changer. Jeremy Bailenson’s new book reveals how it will revolutionize companies and humanity.
Minds Worth Meeting converses with leadership expert and MIT professor Hal Gregersen, who discusses problem-led leadership and how it is changing the world.
Stress is common for most people – and for some, it’s more than tension and anxiety; it leads to dangerous health problems, from heart issues to panic attacks and nervous…
Virtual reality is very close to becoming a major element of society. With its ability to alter perceptions of the real world, what implications does the emerging technology have for the future of business and society? Minds Worth Meeting chats with VR pioneer and Stanford University Professor Jeremy Bailenson, who discusses the possibilities, opportunities and dangers of using this new medium.
It is inevitable that artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role in our lives. Rana el Kaliouby is ensuring that it adapts and responds to, rather than clashes with, our human emotions.
Social psychologist Dr. Sherry Turkle has spent her academic career analyzing the effects of technology on human behavior and culture, and has drawn the conclusion that our humanity is jeopardized when digital devices interfere with real human interactions. When Mattel released its newest product “Aristotle” – equipped with a camera and microphone designed to help parents occupy and educate their children – Turkle’s research helped fuel a public outcry that ultimately killed the device before it went to market…
In the November-December issue of Harvard Business Review, award-winning author and Harvard business professor, Michael E. Porter, and PTC Chief Executive, James E. Heppelmann, pen the business case for augmented reality – showing what it is, how every link in the chain, from manufacturing through sales, will reap the rewards of its application, and how converging the digital and physical worlds will enhance human capabilities, changing the business landscape forever…
Future generations will call today the beginning of a radical social, technological and economic revolution. Erik Brynjolfsson, renowned MIT professor and leading authority on how businesses can leverage emerging technologies, concludes that harnessing advances in artificial intelligence (AI) is the grand challenge for our society…
Robots are revolutionizing how humans go about their daily business. Amazon’s robotic “personal assistant,” known as “Alexa,” may be the first of the new personally relatable machines. Rachel Botsman introduced her three year-old daughter Grace to Alexa, and what ensued was an experiment in how the upcoming generation will relate to machines.
At MIT’s Center for Extreme Bionics, Professor Hugh Herr and his team of researchers are working miracles. Through his own determination and scientific prowess, Herr overcame the loss of his lower legs after a tragic 1982 climbing accident. Today, he’s abolishing the debilitating physical and neurological handicaps afflicting humanity.
A monumental wave of distrust in key institutions – government, media, business, charities – is sweeping the world. While this social transformation should bode ill for humanity and business, Rachel Botsman, author of the highly anticipated book “Who Can You Trust? How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart”, says that’s not necessarily the case. Her groundbreaking book explains how we are at the start of the one of the biggest trust shifts in history – and reveals how business leaders should manage it…
Imagine a new technology that, within only a few years, revolutionized everyday life while rendering obsolete nearly all assumptions about leading companies and planning for future growth. At the beginning of the last century, that technology was electricity. Today, it’s artificial intelligence (AI)….
Emotions influence every aspect of our life – how we learn, communicate, make decisions. Yet, they’re missing from our digital world. The devices and apps so ingrained in our day-to-day routines have had no way of knowing how we feel. Until now…
We’re well on our way to a future of self-driving cars – but uncertainty still paves the road ahead. When a driverless car crashes, who’s at fault? And who pays for the damages? Likely not the driver…
Today’s digital devices are designed to promote efficiency and responsiveness for professionals in every sector, including financial services. But MIT Professor Sherry Turkle says our “always-on,” hyper-connected state undermines relationships, creativity and productivity. And she has the research to prove it…
The breakneck pace of development, particularly in technology, fuels growth and prosperity around the world. Yet, for all the positive value created by constant innovation, there’s a dismal downside: increased global inequality. But what if the world’s innovators turned their sights on…
The nature of how we work and develop talent is forever changed at the hands of the internet, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics–and it’s only the beginning. What does this mean for the corporation forced to evolve with the times?
Virtual reality (VR) and hype have a long-standing relationship. After more than two decades, the long-promised future of VR is finally here. Oculus – Facebook’s $2 billion bet on VR…
Our cars are getting smarter. They dictate (and recalculate) directions, sync with our phones, help us park or switch lanes, and brake if we don’t before it’s too late. The…
Congressional testimony is underway in Apple’s stand-off with the U.S. government over the FBI’s request for what the tech titan equates to a master key for its devices. The issues…
It’s a sticky subject. Is business education really necessary? Many believe such higher learning still matters – and so do those who teach it. Prominent professors (and their institutions) prepare…
There is perhaps no greater force for change than a powerful idea. Thousands of ideas have come to life through the Aspen Ideas Festival, commanding the attention – and inspiring…
Technology is quickly infiltrating almost every part of healthcare, creating a need for policymakers to examine the implications for patient safety, quality and the future of the U.S. healthcare system….
Have your house cleaned by Handy or Homejoy; your groceries bought and delivered by Instacart; your clothes washed by Washio. TaskRabbit will send someone to pick up a last-minute gift;…
Why We Need to Get Smart about Artificial Intelligence We’ve long been fascinated by the concept of artificial intelligence (AI), but only recently has technology advanced sufficiently to bring it…
Once relegated to a small corner of a very large conversation on our nation’s broken healthcare system, health IT safety concerns are now firmly in the spotlight – in part,…
For the past 15 years, technology was touted as the cure for the problem of medical mistakes. And since healthcare has gone digital over the past few years, it has…
Who among us hasn’t been wowed by the technology on our desktop and in our pocket? But there is one field – arguably our most important industry – in which…
Without question, technology can – and does – bring improved efficiency to our lives. In many sectors, including healthcare, digital innovation continues to streamline many routine tasks, whether it’s booking…
Deflated game balls may be one way to get a handle on the competition, but virtual reality (VR) is proving to be a much more powerful performance enhancer. While the…
Last week, President Obama promised a sustained military campaign to rout the rampaging insurgent group ISIS – the militants who captured and deployed U.S.-supplied equipment (Humvees, helicopters, antiaircraft cannons, tanks)…
The World Wide Web has not yet fulfilled its promises – and full potential – for enabling more social interaction, stimulating business growth, and promoting greater equality and opportunities for…
Do ordinary citizens have the right to demand that outdated, misleading, or even simply potentially embarrassing information about themselves be removed from Google? Earlier this week, the European Court of…
The internet and social media sphere exploded with the recent news of Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Kickstarter-funded virtual reality company Oculus VR. The move signaled a momentous turning point…
Higher education – formal degree programs taught by brilliant, tenured professors in idyllic campus settings – is undergoing full-fledged disruption. But MOOCs and other more accessible, affordable, Internet-driven “alternatives” are…
The world is all abuzz about bitcoin. The closest thing to cash in the digital realm, its valuation has skyrocketed, fueled in part by big brands’ recent decisions to accept…
Will Nicholas Negroponte’s predictions of today turn into the reality of tomorrow? We have no reason to doubt it.
When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon in 1969, it was more than an epic Cold War milestone boasting America’s “better rockets.” The billion-dollar mission signified…
