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	What's the secret of happy families? The New York Times' Bruce Feiler looks at the research.

Science of Happy Families: Part 1

	Nice guys finish last - or do they? Adam Grant says that giving is the key to success.

Do Nice Guys Finish First?

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	Brian Stelter, media reporter for the New York Times, talks about the changing landscape of television. Will cable soon be a relic of the past?

Future of TV with Brian Stelter

	Guy Kawasaki, former Chief Evangelist for Apple and special adviser at Google, gives us his take on what's new in the world of technology for the fall.

Future of Tech with Guy Kawasaki

In this exclusive web extra, we asked Jon Gruber of MIT and Dr. Eric Topol of Scripps Health about the role doctors should play in reforming the health care system.

Web Extra: Health Care

What if doctors could prescribe food, shelter, and insurance to patients in need? We talked to Rebecca Onie, co-founder and CEO of Health Leads, an organization that aims to do just that.

Rethinking the Prescription Pad

Health care in America is breaking the bank - but can we bring it under control? We asked a panel of experts about what needs to be done to contain health care costs.

The Cost of Health

What's Watson the supercomputer up to these days? We examine how this Jeopardy champion has gone from winning game shows to changing health care, finance, and education.

Watson After Jeopardy!

Robots are coming…for our jobs?! A new study out of Oxford predicts that 47% of American jobs may become automated in the next two decades.

Our Disappearing Jobs

What does it look like when you're creating and selling your own product? Your own brisket, pickles, or ideas? We talked to Susan Piver, director of the Open Heart Project, an online meditation and mindfulness guide.

The Open Heart Project

Think about those emails you get every minute, the texts constantly vibrating in your pocket, a news cycle that never ends. In his book Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now, best-selling author Douglas Rushkoff offers up an arresting theory about how living in this brave new world changes us. Part 2 of 2: the economy.

Douglas Rushkoff: Present Shock and the Economy

Think about those emails you get every minute, the texts constantly vibrating in your pocket, a news cycle that never ends. In his book Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now, best-selling author Douglas Rushkoff offers up an arresting theory about how living in this brave new world changes us. Part 1 of 2: Entertainment.

Douglas Rushkoff: Present Shock and Entertainment

Nate Burgos and Joe Giovenco get together to review the business book “REWORK” (2010) by 37signals, maker of “web-based apps that make it easier to collaborate, share, discuss, and get work done.”

Review of 37signals’ Book “REWORK”

We all like things done fast: food that gets cooked quickly, an internet connection that operates at lightning speed, traffic that zips along. After all, who wants to wait? Do you really want to get to your destination later, when you could get there now?

But it turns out that waiting -- procrastinating, even -- may be the key to doing things right. 

Frank Partnoy makes this controversial -- and perhaps counterintuitive -- case.

The Science of Procrastination

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Jared Diamond, author of "The World Until Yesterday," thinks that the Western world has a lot to learn from traditional societies.

Jared Diamond: Lessons for Modern Society

What really makes us happy? Sonja Lyubomirsky debunks happiness myths and shares the science behind true satisfaction.

What Makes Us Happy?

Pulse Co-Founders Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta were curious Stanford graduate students always interested in taking on side projects to learn something new. In this light-hearted and insightful lecture, Kothari and Gupta discuss their experiences integrating what they learned into developing an elegant product, which eventually led to their startup's acquisition by LinkedIn.

Akshay Kothari, Ankit Gupta - What You Learn by Doing

It might seem hard to believe, but 50 years ago Silicon Valley had more fruit trees than tech companies. How did it become the innovative place it is today?

The Evolution of Silicon Valley

How is Big Data — the information generated from Google searches, GPS, online shopping and more — changing our lives? Kara Miller asked a panel of experts about the benefits and downsides of the international information database.

How Big Data Changes Lives

Will your child succeed or fail? Paul Tough has the answer.

Why Kids Must Fail to Succeed

The workplace of tomorrow — no corporate hierarchy or five day workweek required. Kara Miller speaks with Jason Fried of 37signals, Maynard Webb, former COO of eBay, and Bob Pozen, Harvard Business School lecturer.

The Future of Work

What helps us win? Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, bestselling authors of "Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing," investigate the art of competition.

The Science of Competition

What makes rivalries different than other competitions? Edgar B. Herwick III, chief of WGBH’s Curiosity Desk, shares his insight.

Rivalry: A Double-Edged Sword

Are robots coming — for your job? Kara Miller led a discussion about ingenuity and automation at Innovation Hub's first live panel. 

Robots Are Coming, Part 2

Robots Are Coming, Part 1

Famed physicist Michio Kaku, author of “The Physics of the Future,” discusses the population crisis and tackles the question: how many are too many?

The Population Problem

Big Data Special: Part 2

Big Data Special: Part 1

Innovation Hub looks at how to reinvent our world – from medicine to education, relationships to time management. Great thinkers and great ideas, designed to make your life better.