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Find something in the world you're capable of fixing, and use all the skills at your disposal to make it work. Acting for the common good should be as commonplace and as devotional as going into business, says Google.org Executive Director Larry Brilliant. Making the world a better place should take the same focus as devising the next great widget.
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Raikes explains how Microsoft has 5 computers for every employee, close to 70 subsidiaries around the world, and only 40% of their revenue comes from the Unites States. Microsoft's revenues this year will be around $36 billion, or $100 million a day, he adds. Soda is free for employees and over 3 million cans of Coca-Cola are consumed a year.
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According to Komisar, most entrepreneurship in the world is not mission-driven, but inspired by necessity. In many economies, entrepreneurship provides a surrogate notion of empowerment and democracy. He also explains what makes the entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley so unique.
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Seligmann believes that China is the future of global environment, a country leading the world on how to preserve its natural ecosystems. He emphasizes that once the relationship between wealth, health and environment is realized by society, people will begin to understand that long-term survival is going to depend upon the availability of resources.
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According to Hawkins, no one remembers the 14 hours at work or the time missed with their kids. What people remember is if they changed the world, if they had a good time in the process, or if they promoted a positive culture. He talks about balance in regards to developing a great product and having a normal life. Hawkins believes that you can do it all and live a normal life!
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The impact of religious faith is profound in a world where political, economic, and social spheres are increasingly interconnected. Intentional and sustained reflection on the crucial issues of faith and globalization can lead to the kind of reconciliation and peaceful coexistence that life in the 21st century demands. Yale, in collaboration with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, launched the Faith and Globalization Initiative in the Fal...more
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Lecture 5 of Leonard Susskind's course concentrating on Quantum Entanglements (Part 1, Fall 2006). Recorded October 23, 2006 at Stanford University.
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Agassi talks about an inspirational encounter with renowned author Jim Collins, who told him about three circles of questions that would help him find happiness. These include: 1) What are you passionate about? 2) What are you best at in the world? and 3) What is the economic driver?
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This course will go in-depth in the theory of how war is conducted within the confines of the game Starcraft. There will be lecture on various aspects of the game, from the viewpoint of pure theory to the more computational aspects of how exactly battles are conducted. Calculus and Differential Equations are highly recommended for full understanding of the course. Furthermore, the class will take the theoretical into the practical worl...more
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Lecture 4 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded February 4, 2008 at Stanford University.
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Lecture 9 of Leonard Susskind's course concentrating on Quantum Entanglements (Part 1, Fall 2006). Recorded November 27, 2006 at Stanford University.
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Lecture 1 of Leonard Susskind's course concentrating on Quantum Entanglements (Part 3, Spring 2007). Recorded April 9, 2007 at Stanford University.
