In this excerpt from "The Shortest History of AI," Toby Walsh explores the history of the Logic Theorist, the first AI to prove mathematical theorems.

Why the most enduring organizations stop chasing trends and start designing systems that prioritize people over processes.

“Let me walk you through the biggest traps that you should be aware of that are a danger to your financial wellbeing.”

Bold megaprojects could turn dry depressions into thriving new hubs of life.

Lew Frankfort — Chairman Emeritus of Coach, Inc. — reveals the surest way for a brand to stand the test of time.

Companies are pouring resources into AI, yet capability gaps hold employees back from using it effectively.

Behind the plateau in corporate AI lies a surge in personal and agentic use.

As October begins, thousands of longtime NASA employees are leaving the agency. 4000+ will exit by January 9, 2026, changing NASA forever.

How to foster a workplace environment where employees want to be present, rather than feel forced to be there.

Suzy Welch argues that the persistent narrative separating management from leadership overlooks their essential intersection, with effective leaders mastering both inspiring vision and detailed execution, a blend she terms “lanaging.”

This emotional intelligence (EQ) course, featuring experts like Daniel Goleman and Amy Cuddy, highlights EQ's vital role in career success, offering strategies to enhance self-awareness, management, and interpersonal skills, ultimately fostering better performance in personal and professional settings.

This class explores the complexities of ego and leadership through lessons from figures like Daedalus and Icarus, emphasizing self-awareness, humility, and the cultivation of charisma, while offering practical strategies for effective leadership transitions and fostering genuine connections within teams.

A physician, a psychologist, and a mindfulness teacher explain what stress does to your body and mind, and how to use it to get smarter and stronger.

Even when leaders know disruption is a smart ­long-term decision, the pain of transition can produce a titanic shambles. Just ask Kodak.

Aristotle taught that “knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” — all leaders and teams should take note.

“Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today with that number increasingly rising annually.”

Real understanding, argues Jeff DeGraff, doesn’t come from outputs — it comes from practice.

Reality TV star, music producer, and serial entrepreneur JoJo Simmons on the power of listening and the massive benefits of switching off.

MIT Sloan’s Nelson P. Repenning and Donald C. Kieffer outline their tried-and-tested solution for stubborn workflow blockages.

NASA's 1958 charter's top priority was, "the expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space." Is this how it ends?

Fund manager and writer John Candeto is on a mission to decode the hidden patterns that drive extraordinary outcomes.

“There's a very pervasive belief that human nature is fundamentally selfish, but I know for a fact that that can't be true in part because my life was saved by a stranger a long time ago when I was 19.”

When your head is full of information, how can you actually make use of it?

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

The investment advisor and host of the Talking Billions podcast explores childhood curiosity, building networks through kindness, and more.

“The simplest, most powerful way to reinforce work, not jobs, is to ask people to do something different.”

The JFK Memorial at Runnymede provides a link between America's and Britain's founding documents.

From trepanning to lobotomies, humans have long struggled to manage emotion. Today, we have better tools. Psychologist Ethan Kross shares what actually works, and why.

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From Apple to Airbnb to OpenAI the generalist mindset has been an invaluable source of advantage — and we can all learn from these successes.