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2019-06-12

  Final Episode: Reviving the 'Renaissance' Person in Age of Specialization

David Epstein 'Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World' 'The Sports Gene' Author's note: This is the final segment of Techonomics. It's been three years of discovery and I'm so grateful for it. One of the silver threads of coverage for us...
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2019-06-12

  Taking Apple to the Next Level: Tim Cook

'Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level'  Leander Khaney CultOfMac.com By Jason Middleton First is a mea culpa. I was not a huge fan of Apple CEO and Steve Jobs' successor Tim Cook. He seems like a nice man, highly capable, et cetera - b...
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2019-06-12

  Being a Late Bloomer May Be Better for You

Rich Karlgaard LATE BLOOMERS: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement   By Jason MiddletonThis one is about early-career prodigies versus late bloomers. Let's review the bidding ...Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook at age 19, Ta...
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2019-06-06

  All Pre-Prepped for Retirement? Me Neither...

Jean Chatzky'Women with Money'Bankrate.comhttps://www.bankrate.com/retirement/AARP's Social Security Resource Center By Jason MiddletonRetirement planning - the two most boring words since Featuring Sting. OK, that's a John Oliver joke, but I honestly ...
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2019-06-05

  Persistent Problem: Misuse of Already Bad Data (Weaponized?)

Prof. Cathy O'Neill: 'Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy' Her company: ORCAA Prof. Shoshanna Zuboff: 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism' Prof. Scott Galloway: 'The Four' Chuck Collins: 'Is Inequality...
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2019-06-04

  Building Dynamic, Diverse Downtowns for 21st Century

Professor Alex Garvin 'The Heart of the City: Creating Vibrant Downtowns for a New Century'    By Jason Middleton Urban planning fascinates me, the ebb and flow of people, converted spaces and new construction, the range of commutes from nuisance to he...
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2019-05-22

  Undoing the Cycle of Self-Sabotage, or, 'Stop Doing that S***!'

'Stop Doing that S***!' book 'Un (Eff) Yourself' book Gary John Bishop, author By Jason Middleton Alexander Pope dropped An Essay on Criticism back in 1711, and in that essay a quote for the ages: To err is human, to forgive divine. All people commit s...
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2019-05-16

  Software Coders Define Our World ... Is That OK?

Clive Thompson, Wired & New York Times Clive's Twitter 'Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World' By Jason Middleton Software may well in fact eat the world, but somebody has to write it first. All that software code comes fr...
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2019-05-09

  'Savage News': Novel Approach to Covering the White House

Jessica Yellin on Instagram 'Savage News' novel By Jason Middleton The author we're talking with next has written a new novel titled Savage News. And boy she nailed that.  She could have gone with News Onslaught, Tsunami News or Daily Shitshow. But Sav...
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2019-05-08

  Invest Early, Often for Millennials

Erin Lowry'Broke Millennial Takes on Investing: A Beginner’s Guide to Leveling Up Your Money.' By Jason Middleton Retirement planning - it's the mantra of every financial advisor, planner and fiduciary you'll ever run into. And the sub mantra, and I ma...
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