From award-winning columnist and journalist Gillian Tett comes a brilliant examination of how our tendency to create functional departments—silos—hinders our work…and how some people and organizations can break those silos down to unleash innovation. One of the characteristics of industrial age enterprises is that they are organized around functional departments. This organizat...(展开全部)

玛蒂娜•罗斯布拉特  加州大学洛杉矶分校哲学博士、MBA、法学博士，美国知名杰出企业家、律师、医学伦理学家以及人权法律运动倡议者。  美国天狼星XM卫星广播公司创始人，全美最大卫星广播系统创建者。  美国著名生物医药公司联合治疗公司（United Therapeutics）创始人兼CEO，因成功研发出治疗罕见病原发性肺动脉高压的药物而闻名世界。2013年，玛蒂娜成为首位登顶“全球生物医药行业最高薪CEO”的女性；2014 年，她成为美国最高薪酬的女CEO，被评为美国最具影响力的11位女商人之一，并荣登《纽约时报》封面。  玛蒂娜目前致力于通过思维克隆技术实现人类永生的疯狂构想，并为这种虚拟人社会进行了全方位的构建。她的计划如果实现，人类未来将被彻底颠覆。

玛蒂娜•罗斯布拉特  加州大学洛杉矶分校哲学博士、MBA、法学博士，美国知名杰出企业家、律师、医学伦理学家以及人权法律运动倡议者。  美国天狼星XM卫星广播公司创始人，全美最大卫星广播系统创建者。  美国著名生物医药公司联合治疗公司（United Therapeutics）创始人兼CEO，因成功研发出治疗罕见病原发性肺动脉高压的药物而闻名世界。2013年，玛蒂娜成为首位登顶“全球生物医药行业最高薪CEO”的女性；2014 年，她成为美国最高薪酬的女CEO，被评为美国最具影响力的11位女商人之一，并荣登《纽约时报》封面。  玛蒂娜目前致力于通过思维克隆技术实现人类永生的疯狂构想，并为这种虚拟人社会进行了全方位的构建。她的计划如果实现，人类未来将被彻底颠覆。

As new federations take shape and old ones are revived around the world, a difficult challenge is to create incentives for fiscal discipline. A key question is whether a politically-motivated central government can credibly commit not to bail out subnational governments in times of crisis if it funds most of their expenditures. The center can commit when subnational governments...(展开全部)

Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness—simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology—becomes part of our daily lives. Meet Bina48, the world's most sentient robot, commissioned by Martine Rothblatt and created by Hanson Robotics. Bina48 is a nascent Mindclone of Martine’s wife that can engage in conv...(展开全部)

In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word “experts” from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts’ many failures and misdeeds. In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change and vaccinations there is a palpable mistrust of experts and a tendency to dismiss their advice. Are we witnessing...(展开全部)

In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word “experts” from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts’ many failures and misdeeds. In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change and vaccinations there is a palpable mistrust of experts and a tendency to dismiss their advice. Are we witnessing...(展开全部)

"The Promise of Happiness" is a provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy. It asks what follows when we make our desires and even our own happiness conditional on the happiness of others: 'I just want you to be happy', 'I'm happy if you're happy'. Combining philosophy and feminist cultural studies, Sara Ahmed reveals the affective and moral work performed by t...(展开全部)

From U.S.-Mexico border walls to Flint's poisoned pipes, there is a new urgency to the politics of infrastructure. Roads, electricity lines, water pipes, and oil installations promise to distribute the resources necessary for everyday life. Yet an attention to their ongoing processes also reveals how infrastructures are made with fragile and often violent relations among people...(展开全部)