Innovation Hub Archive: April, 2014
This week's show is all about you! Credit: Janne Moren / Flickr Creative Commons
Three things to know about this week's show:
1. What you major in is more important than where you went to school.
2. Kara likes broccoli, and George H.W. Bush does not. Find out why.
Dave Girouard, former Google executive and founder of Upstart, has a radical - and controversial - solution for young people burdened with student loans. Read More...
Food preferences aren’t just a matter of taste. Science writer Jennifer Ouellette takes us on a molecular journey to discover why we are who we are. Read More...
New research shows that stress may not be as bad as we thought. Reporter Cristina Quinn heads to a local start up to find out just how stressful work is, and why it actually helps them grow. Read More...
Media theorist Doug Rushkoff says technology has made us obsessed with the present - and rendered us unable to think deeply about the past or future. Read More...
On the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, Andrew Zolli, author of "Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back" takes a broader look at crisis. Read More...
Has technology fueled the healthcare crisis? Amitabh Chandra, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, explains the real - but often overlooked - reasons for our healthcare problems. Read More...
BJ Fogg, head of Stanford University’s Persuasive Technology Lab, discusses how the most successful tech companies make us form new habits. Read More...
