Entries in Innovation Hub by Mary Dooe

Apple acquired Beats Electronics this week. Is this an acquisition that's going to take Apple to the next level? We put the question to David Pogue, tech columnist for Yahoo and NOVA host. Read More...

Reporter Cristina Quinn looks at life on the inside and the creative ways that people are trying to thrive in prison. Read More...

Thomas Friedman

The New York Times columnist tells us what's around the corner for education, jobs, and the economy. Read More...

Boston sunset

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...

Alarm clock

Technology is affecting how we sleep, but not in the ways that you’d think. Read More...

Smoking Light bulb

Although it may be a dream job for some adults, kids don’t usually want to grow up to be brewers. Dan Kenary, co-founder of Harpoon Brewery, talks about his childhood hopes and dreams. Read More...

Richard Florida describes workers being priced out of selective cities. Credit: Nicoze / Flickr Creative Commons

Richard Florida, "Rise of the Creative Class" author, disagrees with Tom Friedman's argument that the world is becoming "flat."

According to data from the National Science Foundation, women make up only 24 percent of jobs in technical or STEM fields, while African-Americans and Latinos make up just 3 percent. Back in the 1980s at MIT, the difference was even more pronounced. MIT professor and nanotechnology researcher Paula Hammond reflects on her early years in the sciences. Read more...

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