Patient compliance is one of the biggest problems in medicine; it’s estimated that fifty percent of people don’t take medicine as ordered. Luckily, Andrew Thompson thinks he might have a solution. Read more....
Summer is winding down, and we're bummed, and suspect you might be, too. Luckily, we've got some of the best Innovation Hub conversations of the past year to get you amped for sweater-weather. Read more....
We dive deep into how technology is affecting our kids. This week on Innovation Hub: growing up in the digital age. Read more....
Meet a guy who some would call the 15th-century Donald Trump. Seriously. Chris Kutarna explains how the modern world is connected to the Renaissance.
Barbra Streisand isn’t just a funny girl. She’s a Hollywood pioneer. Neal Gabler examines how Streisand shaped American culture.
There’s a reason why there’s a Starbucks on every single street corner. We’ll find out why Starbucks succeeded, and what lessons everyone can learn from the coffee chain.
Modern Hollywood might have some problems, but it’s a lot better than it was sixty years ago. Neal Gabler explains how Barbra Streisand changed the town, and with it, American culture. Read more....
A fiery, belligerent outsider shakes up the political system. Sound familiar? Chris Kutarna tells us what the Renaissance can teach us about our world. Read more....
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, created a cultural shift in the way that we consume coffee. But he also had more early failures than successes, says Nancy Koehn, a historian at Harvard Business School. Read More...
Tinder might be tough, but getting together in 1896 was even tougher. Turns out, early dinner dates got mistaken for prostitution. Author Moira Weigel tells us about the invention of dating.
It’s easy to find a date online, but have you ever tried to find a friend? We take a journey into the world of online friending (i.e. we go on a date).
The internet isn’t just important to our economy and our social lives… it’s also a work of art. Virginia Heffernan explains the magic of the internet.
The Mona Lisa, the David, and … the internet? Writer Virginia Heffernan explains why we can view the internet as a work of art. Read more....
Every time we gain a romantic partner, we lose two friends. Elizabeth Bernstein explains why that’s bad for our health, and how to remedy it. Read more....
