Entries in Innovation Hub by Kara Miller
Without the money to attend medical school, one inventor instead developed a futuristic – and life-saving – material. Read More...
People often blame memory lapses on age, but new research shows that excuse might not cut it anymore. Read More...
Here are three things to know about our holiday show:
1. Retailers are hunkering down in “Amazon war rooms” to fend off the online giant. But that may not be enough to save them, according to CNBC's Courtney Reagan and Howard Anderson of Harvard Business School.
2. Going clubbing? Downtown haunts will soon be located next to a runway. Cities of the future are being built around airports, says John Kasarda, author of “Aerotropolis."
3. People may love peppermint mochas, but they don’t really like opera music in the morning. Historian Nancy Koehn explains how Starbucks changed culture – and why, early on, CEO Howard Schultz had more failures than successes.
David Burstein has a simple dream. Fix American politics. Read More...
Joi Ito is at PopTech this weekend. He talks about his worry that Americans - students, in particular - may be losing their love of rebelliousness. Read More...
Hey Everyone!
Three years ago - October of 2011 - the very first episode of Innovation Hub aired.
At the time, we were earning pretty close to nothing. We aired when almost no one was awake. But doing the show was still a blast, because we got to talk about some of the most thrilling, compelling ideas out there.
And that's what we're still doing - thanks to our amazing listeners! Listen to my memories of the show below, and you'll get to hear from my daughter, my producer, and my boss.
Talk to you soon,
Kara
Here are three things to know about this week's show:
1. You need to know more than the branches of government to be a good citizen.
2. Innovation needs a Martin Luther. At least according to business guru Clayton Christensen, who says we're losing our creative edge because of businesses' obsession with saving money.
3. You can help fight crime AND make millions with Instagram. Aneesh Chopra, America’s first Chief Technology Officer, believes that America needs weekend tech warriors to help address some of our most pressing problems.
If you’re looking to push government out of its funk, try technology. According to Aneesh Chopra, America's first Chief Technology Officer, young techies are coming up with ingenious solutions to government problems in their spare time. Read More...
Ready for a cubicle revolution? CEO Jason Fried says meetings, managers, and the way the office is currently structured makes no sense - and is counterproductive. Read More...
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.
