Who Do Our Politican's Work For?

Our politicians claim to be concerned about our health, our freedom and our…


Dylan Does Quantum Physics

When my good friend “Forager” Mike Hanes invited me to speak to a Zeitgeist…


Honoris Causa

I was honored to receive a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa…


It's the Culture

The iconic message of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign was, "It's the economy,…


Oh, the Udacity!

Meet Sebastian Thrun, an education pioneer with the ambitious goal of…


The Fight To End Global Poverty

More than $200 billion is donated by individuals in the U.S. a year to charity,…


You had me at hello: How phrasing affects memorability

Cornell researchers took short, memorable lines from around 1,000 movies and…


The Accordion Family: Why Are Young Americans Moving Back Home?

"Leaving the Nest."  It's a term most parents are happy to say once they…


Neil deGrasse Tyson: "The Invention of Tomorrow is Absent Today"

On The Dylan Ratigan Show, renowned astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden…


Inventor Dean Kamen at SXSW: Reigniting a Culture of Experimentation and Entrepreneurship

This week at SXSW 2012 at the Austin Convention Center, we had the chance to…