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- 22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
will propel Africa into the future." Summarizing some of the words I used there, but basically that was it. That's what I wanted to do, that's what I believe was my mission, and my calling. The picture I want to paint in how I think this works is, you have an View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
had to memorize everything, and I thought, ‘Could I get a computer to do all this stuff so I don’t have to?’ ” That notion had furthered his interest in artificial intelligence, which had led to his career at IBM, and now, with Watson’s success, he saw an View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
have an interdependent relationship. It takes energy to access water, it takes water to produce energy, and—with growing food—agriculture uses 85 percent of water in many parts of the world. “These three sectors need to work together in harmony,” Fisher says. “The... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 08 Jun 2018
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My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
know, so I think sometimes people will be a little bit too much in a hurry to say, oh, here's what I want to do long-term, and so I got to jump in and do that right now. But to have the opportunity to work for a really well-established... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
negotiations are the two most pressing challenges in his industry. Carty, Charron, and Harad — all chiefs of their organizations (Carty reports directly to AMR chairman Robert Crandall) less than two years — have an exciting opportunity... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
that a member of the school board had resigned his seat, with two years left on a four-year term? “I looked at the position and realized this was probably the opportunity to start contributing,” she says. Without a solvent,... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Boston derails his life. Expelled from school, with a cloud over his head, he jumps at a chance opportunity to interview for a job in Paris, hoping for a fresh start away from everyone who knows his past. Alone in a foreign land, Mason is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
The idea of attacking core memory in mainframe computers with the 1103 DRAM proved a winner because, despite this product’s problems, it was far more economical to use than the existing alternative. When Intel turned a profit and went... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
right now and it's about inclusion. It's the desire to be involved in a group that's doing something. So as you think about that, what does that really melt down to? It's about asymmetries of information. It's about the fact that you are sitting here—whether it's an... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
presides over the epicenter of Athens—looking out over Hellenic Parliament on one corner and Syntagma Square on the other—has been witnessing the capital’s highs and lows since 1842. Protesters took hammers to the hotel’s white marble steps in 2015 and hurled hunks of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
billion dollars in revenues and almost 6,000 people providing aid and economic opportunity in some of the toughest environments around the world. On top of these baseline operations, which have been... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
international guidelines on issues such as maintaining biodiversity, conserving forests, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "People left the conference feeling enthusiastic and confident," says Fri. "Unfortunately, nagging economic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
interest in international languages and culture led to sabbaticals abroad that included a stint to study economics at the University of Freiburg in Germany and a break to brush up on his German at a Dartmouth College language program. (He... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
tribute to Russ, who has been involved in the company from day one,” says Bill Sahlman. “When a company needs money, it doesn’t have a lot of options, particularly during a time of intense competition and terrible economic conditions. In... View Details