Entries in Innovation Hub by Marc Sollinger
Whether you’ve encountered them in real life, or just in the video for Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy,” Rorschach tests are everywhere. Damion Searls tells us about their history and impact. Read more....
Science is great. Except when it gives us stuff like heroin and TNT. Paul Offit explains what we can all learn from science's mistakes.
A small, insular group controls the world’s financial system. No, they aren’t lizard-people. They're superhubs.
The way we sleep now was invented in the 18th century. Benjamin Reiss takes us on a tour of sleep’s history.
You may spend a third of your life asleep… but how much do you know about it, really? Benjamin Reiss walks us through the history of sleep. Read more....
Scientists experiment, test, hypothesize… and sometimes they discover something completely and utterly by accident. Read more....
Who pulls the levers of the global financial system? Superhubs. Sandra Navidi explains who they are and what they’re doing. Read more....
Pretty soon, a lot more people are going to live to 100. We talk with Andrew Scott about how that’s going to reshape our society. Read more....
The Trump phenomenon was built, in large part, by television. Michael Schneider tells us how the former star of The Apprentice is shaking up Hollywood - and creating some unexpected winners. Read more....
Our memories are terrible, mice can lead us astray, and Americans didn’t always love chicken. This week, we’ve got a show packed with surprising facts about both human brains and animal realities. Read more....
Brewster Kahle isn’t just a librarian, he’s the internet’s librarian. And it turns out, that’s a really important job. Read more....
With President Trump in office, are international students turning away from the US? Inside Higher Ed’s Elizabeth Redden joins us to explain. Read more....
