Even with the fastest growing startup ecosystem in the world, India is a bleak place for women entrepreneurs. India was ranked 29th, in a new study of 31 countries, for the support it provides to women entrepreneurs. Continue reading… “The startup scene in India one of the worst in the world for women”
Technological destiny: Are we in control—or just along for the ride?
We imagine stuff, we want stuff, we build stuff, and repeat. New innovations are born in our mind, and we humans choose which of those visions to bring into existence, is a standard assumption of technological progress. Continue reading… “Technological destiny: Are we in control—or just along for the ride?”
When humans live for 1,000 years, marriage won’t make sense
Many peopler were jubilant when the US Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of gay marriage, events that lead to more freedom and equality are positive progress. However, the fact that marriage—especially to many young people—isn’t as attractive as it once was seems to be missing from most news coverage. Continue reading… “When humans live for 1,000 years, marriage won’t make sense”
Planning for the future: Generation Z
A mart HR manager is already looking at the generation Z, oldest of whom are turning 18 and slowly entering the workforce, while a lot of companies are still struggling with millennials. Continue reading… “Planning for the future: Generation Z”
Marriage in America is going out of style
June is the time of year when we’re supposed to hear wedding bells. The invitations start coming in and you find yourself scurrying to order gifts from registries and block off summer weekends to attend ceremonies and parties.
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60 million people forced from their homes because of violence
Mostly capturing the devastation of buildings and the casualties of battle, its harder to visualize the effect of conflict on those who aren’t killed or enlisted to fight. Continue reading… “60 million people forced from their homes because of violence”
Floating cities could be the next frontier
Everyone learns the value of natural selection when learning basic biology – a species either adapts to their changing environment or dies off. This process also applies to governments, in some ways, but millions of people can still be chained to a failing state with no exit options. Continue reading… “Floating cities could be the next frontier”
The leapfrogging continent
In the dusty khaki scrubland of South Africa’s inhospitable Northern Cape province, brightly polished mirrors flash light across the landscape as they rotate slowly to follow the sun, producing electricity for 80,000 homes. Continue reading… “The leapfrogging continent”
Coding bootcamps improving diversity in the tech industry?
It has been discussed time and time again, the tech industry has a diversity problem.
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What if we didn’t all have to work to get paid?
Scott Santens has been reflecting on the aphorism, “If you give a man a fish, he eats for a day. If you teach a man to fish, he eats for life.” But what Santens really wants to know is, “If you build a robot to fish, do all men starve, or do all men eat?” Continue reading… “What if we didn’t all have to work to get paid?”
Hedge funds buying up of foreclosed subprimes, raise rents, float rent-bonds
Living humans don’t stand a chance when a giant hedge fund is bidding on all the foreclosed houses in a poor neighborhood — but that’s OK, because rapacious investors make great landlords. Continue reading… “Hedge funds buying up of foreclosed subprimes, raise rents, float rent-bonds”
Infographic shows how to become a master networker
Networking is about establishing mutually beneficial relationships, not franticly gathering business cards and phone numbers as fast as you can, and to do so you have to do more than speed through a conversation. Continue reading… “Infographic shows how to become a master networker”













