Summary: Copyright’s Broken Promise: How to Restore the Law’s Ability to Promote the Progress of Science by John Willinsky

Recommendation People typically study technology from a scientific lens. Now it’s time to broaden the scope of technology studies, says Donald Clark, treating it as a discipline, like psychology or sociology. Clark traces how technological innovation has dramatically shaped and influenced the trajectory of human evolution. He takes readers on a journey spanning millennia, beginning …

Recommendation The violent regimes of autocrats like Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot may be over, but tyranny itself is not yet a thing of the past. In this accessible version of some of their more complex and innovative research, academics Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman cogently argue that dictators are changing with the times, becoming …

Love Your Life, Not Theirs (2016) looks at the pervasive issue of financial comparison, with a focus on personal values, informed spending and sustainable money habits. It encourages an authentic lifestyle, advocating for financial stability through debt-avoidance and saving for the future, rather than through striving to keep up with others’ expectations. Introduction: Get on …

Recommendation Sophisticated technologies and deepening knowledge of unconscious human behavior drive people to fundamentally change their behavior without knowing how or why – and often for the profit of technology companies. Unconscious forces drive human behavioral patterns, such as racial bias and addiction. Contemporary technologies can harness those forces for political and economic purposes. Technology …

Recommendation Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has moved from a remote corner of the investment horizon into the mainstream. Yet for all its progress, the sector faces critical challenges, notes consultant Agnes Sipiczki in this informative essay on the European ESG experience. She analyzes the problems of information asymmetry, high fees, and a lack …

Recommendation If you want to thrive in today’s competitive marketplace, you’ll need to future-proof your customer experience, according to an analysis from Boston Consulting Group. Gain actionable insights into the characteristics that companies leading in customer experience share, while learning how creating more responsive, individualized, seamless experiences drives value. Winning customer-centric brands of tomorrow will …

Recommendation While women have made significant strides in the workplace, they still face unique challenges and more scrutiny than their male counterparts. In this helpful text, leadership consultant Shanna Hocking offers a practical, yet inspiring approach for women looking to gain confidence and achieve ambitious goals: make a Bold Move each day. A Bold Move …

Recommendation In this passionate call to action, next-economy researchers Jess Rimington and Joanna Cea describe practices individuals and organizations can use to break away from economic models that fail most people, urging readers to work towards a more loving form of capitalism. Stories of organizations that have achieved genuine collaboration and outstanding business outcomes bolster …

Recommendation The United States faces an uncertain economic future – and perhaps grueling stagflation – as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a panel of experts. Top economic commentators Laurence D. Fink, Neel Kashkari, Melissa S. Kearney, Lawrence H. Summers and Greg Ip discuss America’s challenges in this wide-ranging video conversation that covers …

Recommendation Marketing and PR approaches must evolve to align with new consumer expectations and shifting digital norms, explains best-selling author David Meerman Scott. The lines between marketing and PR have blurred in the online realm, says Scott, and those working in both fields have a shared common mission: to drive consumer action by creating great …