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The Enlightenment That Failed: Ideas, Revolution, and Democratic Defeat, 1748-1830 Jonathan I. Israel Oxford University Press (January 2020) A brilliant examination of previously unexplored dimensions of the Radical Enlightenment thesis Those who have a passionate interest in world history are…
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In Gods of Management, Charles Handy identifies and examines what have been characterized as “the four basic forms of management.” Here they are the club culture (Zeus), based on formal power and influence; the role culture (Apollo), based on logic…
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies Nick Bostrom Oxford University Press (2015) How to approach what could be “quite possibly the most important and most daunting challenge humanity has ever faced” John H. Flavell was probably the first to use the term…
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Jon Kolko is Vice President of Consumer Design at Blackboard; he joined Blackboard with the acquisition of MyEdu, a startup focused on helping students succeed in college and get jobs. Jon is also the Founder and Director of Austin Center…
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Here is a portion of Stew Friedman’s conversation with Anne-Marie Slaughter during which she explains why she thinks that “caring is our most important work.” The conversation is part of a series sponsored by Wharton School’s Work/Life Integration Project. Work…
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The Sources of Innovation Eric von Hippel Oxford University Press (1988) In the “cave” of innovation shadows, here is a primary source of light To those of you who are unfamiliar with Eric von Hippel, here is an introduction: “I…
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Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War Thomas Kranish Oxford University Press (2010) Why Jefferson’s flights from Richmond and Monticello “were the lowest points of his public life” Having just read and reviewed Nathaniel Philbrick’s Bunker Hill, I decided to…
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Don Thompson is an economist and professor of marketing at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto. He has taught at Harvard Business School and the London School of Economics. He is author of nine books, including The $12 Million Stuffed Shark:…
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Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty: Creating the Risk Intelligent Enterprise Frederick Funston and Stephen Wagner John Wilkey & Sons, Inc. (2010) Risk unmanaged is risk exacerbated I am among those who find a wealth of excellent advice every time I…
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Three Paths to Superintelligence
In Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (first published by Oford University Pfress in 2012i), Nick Bostrom focuses on three main paths to superintelligence: 1. The AI Path: In this path, all current (and future) AI technologies, such as machine learning, Bayesian…
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