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TED Business — 81 episodes

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The era of blind faith in big data must end: Cathy O'Neil

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The struggles of America's forgotten working class : J.D. Vance

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The next manufacturing revolution is here : Olivier Scalabre

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Two reasons companies fail — and how to avoid them: Knut Haanaes

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Dambisa Moyo: Economic growth has stalled. Let's fix it

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Yves Morieux: How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done

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Margaret Heffernan: Why it's time to forget the pecking order at work

8

Bill Gross: The single biggest reason why startups succeed

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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why we need to rethink capitalism

10

Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams

11

Linda Hill: How to manage for collective creativity

12

Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa

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Morgana Bailey: The danger of hiding who you are

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Navi Radjou: Creative problem-solving in the face of extreme limits

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Rainer Strack: The surprising workforce crisis of 2030 — and how to start solvin

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David Grady: How to save the world (or at least yourself) from bad meetings

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Leana Wen: What your doctor won’t disclose

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Kare Anderson: Be an opportunity maker

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Dilip Ratha: The hidden force in global economics: sending money home

20

Susan Colantuono: The career advice you probably didn’t get

21

Nicholas Stern: The state of the climate — and what we might do about it

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Lorrie Faith Cranor: What’s wrong with your pa$$w0rd?

23

Simon Sinek: Why good leaders make you feel safe

24

William Black: How to rob a bank (from the inside, that is)

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Charmian Gooch: My wish: To launch a new era of openness in business

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Christopher Soghoian: Government surveillance — this is just the beginning

27

Philip Evans: How data will transform business

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Annette Heuser: The 3 agencies with the power to make or break economies

29

Roselinde Torres: What it takes to be a great leader

30

Chris McKnett: The investment logic for sustainability

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Yves Morieux: As work gets more complex, 6 rules to simplify

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Harish Manwani: Profit’s not always the point

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Roger Stein: A bold new way to fund drug research

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Toni Griffin: A new vision for rebuilding Detroit

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Toby Eccles: Invest in social change

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Robin Nagle: What I discovered in New York City trash

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Mariana Mazzucato: Government -- investor, risk-taker, innovator

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Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work

39

Alessandro Acquisti: Why privacy matters

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Michael Sandel: Why we shouldn't trust markets with our civic life

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Michael Porter: Why business can be good at solving social problems

42

Chrystia Freeland: The rise of the new global super-rich

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Paul Kemp-Robertson: Bitcoin. Sweat. Tide. Meet the future of branded currency.

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Didier Sornette: How we can predict the next financial crisis

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Juliana Rotich: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa

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Timothy Bartik: The economic case for preschool

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Nilofer Merchant: Got a meeting? Take a walk

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Erik Brynjolfsson: The key to growth? Race with the machines

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Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?

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Jennifer Granholm: A clean energy proposal -- race to the top!

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Wingham Rowan: A new kind of job market

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Adam Davidson: What we learned from teetering on the fiscal cliff

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Robin Chase: Excuse me, may I rent your car?

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Jeff Smith: Lessons in business … from prison

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Ludwick Marishane: A bath without water

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Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!

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Pankaj Ghemawat: Actually, the world isn't flat

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Eddie Obeng: Smart failure for a fast-changing world

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Tim Leberecht: 3 ways to (usefully) lose control of your brand

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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

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Rachel Botsman: The currency of the new economy is trust

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Andrew Blum: What is the Internet, really?

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Robert Neuwirth: The power of the informal economy

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Margaret Heffernan: Dare to disagree

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Don Tapscott: Four principles for the open world

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Baba Shiv: Sometimes it's good to give up the driver's seat

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Nirmalya Kumar: India's invisible innovation

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Rob Reid: The $8 billion iPod

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Drew Curtis: How I beat a patent troll

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José Bowen: Beethoven the businessman

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Shlomo Benartzi: Saving for tomorrow, tomorrow

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Michael Norton: How to buy happiness

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Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

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Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

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Susan Lim: Transplant cells, not organs

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Rob Harmon: How the market can keep streams flowing

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Caroline Casey: Looking past limits

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Jay Walker on the world's English mania

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Kevin Surace invents eco-friendly drywall

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Tyler Cowen: Be suspicious of stories

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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action