When workers own companies, the economy is more resilient | Niki Okuk

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Another economic reality is possible -- one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any means necessary. Niki Okuk shares her case for cooperative economics and a vision for how working-class people can organize and own the businesses they work for, making decisions for themselves and enjoying the fruits of their labor.

Negotiation as Your BATNA: The Syrian Civil War and Crisis Negotiations

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This article discusses the Obama administration’s decision to engage with Russia in crisis negotiations as the civil war in Syria grows increasingly violent.
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"The Sacred Art of the Ori" | Laolu Senbanjo

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Every artist has a name, and every artist has a story. Laolu Senbanjo's story started in Nigeria, where he was surrounded by the culture and mythology of the Yoruba, and brought him to law school, to New York and eventually to work on Beyoncé's "Lemonade." He shares what he calls "The Sacred Art of the Ori," art that uses skin as canvas and connects artist and muse through mind, body and soul.

Been there, done that: Are marketers neglecting the mobile app experience?

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Are you ignoring your customer’s mobile app experience? You set it up, got it going, but have you continued to nurture and listen to customers in that channel? In this Sherpa blog post, hear from three marketers who have worked in mobile, and created memorable (and profitable) mobile experiences.

What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you | Carolyn Bertozzi

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Your cells are coated with sugars that store information and speak a secret language. What are they trying to tell us? Your blood type, for one -- and, potentially, that you have cancer. Chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi researches how sugars on cancerous cells interact with (and sometimes trick) your immune system. Learn more about how your body detects cancer and how the latest cancer-fighting medicines could help your immune system beat the disease.

What would happen if we upload our brains to computers? | Robin Hanson

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Meet the "ems" -- machines that emulate human brains and can think, feel and work just like the brains they're copied from. Futurist and social scientist Robin Hanson describes a possible future when ems take over the global economy, running on superfast computers and copying themselves to multitask, leaving humans with only one choice: to retire, forever. Glimpse a strange future as Hanson describes what could happen if robots ruled the earth.

Success Is Your Choice

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Success Is Your Choice
By Richard F. Libin, President, APB, Inc., www.apb.cc
 
Nike had it right when they coined the slogan, “Just Do It.” And if people today simply focused on just doing the best job possible, client loyalty would never be in question. Like New England Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick said, “Just do your job - well.” Yet every day, people don’t deliver. Why? Often it comes down to attitude.

What moral decisions should driverless cars make? | Iyad Rahwan

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Should a driverless car kill you if it means saving five pedestrians? In this primer on the social dilemmas of driverless cars, Iyad Rahwan explores how the technology will challenge our morality and explains his work collecting data from real people on the ethical trade-offs we're willing (and not willing) to make.

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