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- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
economic systems in ways that could well present unknowable threats to many of us. The threats are not certain. The victims are not known. But a fire is burning, and the smoke is swirling. The EIA/IEA reports also tell us-by country and... View Details
- 15 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?
way through that critical project. But first, just one more cat video Research has shown that people are more likely to follow through on their goals, whether it’s boosting productivity at work, improving grades at school, losing weight, or View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 29 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying
Experts have cited several factors that may make men more vulnerable to severe illness, including biological differences, higher smoking rates, and a greater reluctance to seek health care. This new study points to another reason men may... View Details
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
management of chronic conditions. Here, many employers in the United States and Europe have made impressive starts. Some companies cover the costs of smoking cessation and weight loss programs, or reward participation in health and risk... View Details
- 19 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature
government is already trying to retire smoking as a cultural currency, driven by the fact that lung cancer increased by almost 500 percent in China between 1980 and 2010, and that air pollution is at an all-time high. A more robust... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
confident he could arrange another round of private financing, which should suffice to carry the company through to profitability in 2002. New market opportunities were arising, such as providing dry cleaning through grocery-store chains and contracting with insurers... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
cooking takes place in an open fire in an enclosed hut. Sometimes the smoke is used to cure foodstuff that hangs at the top part of the hut. So you can't effectively resolve issues until you see them in context. But at same time, that may... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
so the plants have quickly returned to their original CO2 emissions. Other dual-fuel power plants will do the same flip quickly unless there is a carbon cost in place or a high capital cost associated with meeting smoke stack air quality... View Details
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
reflecting about how the classic, mature thermostat industry was rapidly evolving. In February 2014, Google paid $3.2 billion to acquire Nest Labs, a new startup whose goal was to reinvent unloved home devices, such as thermostats and View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
for young people to start smoking tobacco cigarettes, or even lure ex-smokers back to the habit. This has created a dilemma for health regulators, says Quelch, interviewed before the FDA's action. Do they regulate e-cigarettes in order to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
product that carried a lower risk of cancer. However, there were concerns about the public health risk of e-cigarettes, particularly the chance that teens would easily develop nicotine addictions from smoking the fruit-flavored products.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
day and night, with just a slight pause from about 11 pm to 3 am. You smell the Mela before you see it—a combination of wood smoke and dust. And to see it is like nothing I've witnessed—and I've done field research in cities from Vietnam... View Details
- 13 May 2002
- Book
Bringing the Master Passions to Work
passions thus can erect their own smoke screens. When in their grip, we get to choose between deception and self-deception. Either you truly believe that you are firing your friend for the good of the firm, or—if not—you might realize... View Details
Keywords: by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Nitin Nohria
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
buckle up, and general rule-breaking, like smoking in the bathroom. Popular explanations for bad behavior include crowded conditions, long delays, and shrinking seats. The researchers also evaluated other possible rage-inducing factors,... View Details
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
Robertson working for you as your key software developer, drug researcher, or designer, he would be a handful, to say the least. There are key people in these kinds of businesses, and they are what they are. One of the managing partners of the design firm told me how... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
extent. After all, in 1999, Congress wasn't pleased to see $200 million of its money go up in smoke (or up in space—there is no smoke in a vacuum). Politically, the next missions had to succeed. Another... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne