The Quarter-Life Breakthrough. An inspiring career guide for 20- (and 30-) somethings to get unstuck, pursue work that matters and change the world. A book for people who want to get paid for who they are and what they believe in. Every generation probably feels like it has gotten the short end of the stick, […]
How can we create organizations and governments that are cooperative, productive, and creative? These are the questions of social physics, and they are especially important right now, because of global competition, environmental challenges, and government failure. The engine that drives social physics is big data: the newly ubiquitous digital data that is becoming available about […]
A FILM FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT ANYONE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD It doesn’t matter if you work in education, finance, human rights, health, environmental affairs, or another field altogether; it doesn’t matter if you work in the private, public or social sector. If you see problems as opportunities, you already have what it takes […]
Andrew und Gabriella Morrison haben sich gemeinsam ihr eigenes winziges Haus gebaut („hOMe” genannt). Nachdem sie Jahre im Hamsterrad verbracht haben und sich ihr Leben nur noch darum drehte, ein riesiges Hausdarlehen abzuzahlen, entschlossen sie sich mutig dazu, sich zu verkleinern. Ihr geldsparendes, kompaktes Haus macht es ihnen möglich, fortan ein wunderbares Leben im Kleinen […]
Carl Sagan was an astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, skeptic and critical thinker. He was the Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the American space program and was a consultant and adviser to NASA since the late 1950′s. He was […]