The debate over Harvard president Larry Summers's inflammatory remarks about women's ability in math and science continues to rage, now expanding beyond his attitude toward women to his generally abrasive management style.
Summers ...READ»
Lawrence Summers, Barack Obama’s top economic adviser has urged world leaders to pump more public money into the economy in a coordinated effort to boost demand and lift the world out of recession. Is this a mistake? ...READ»
In another excellent column about Iraq, the New York Times' Thomas Friedman quotes Harvard prez Larry Summers: "In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car."
Although neatniks might quibble with the veracity of ...READ»
"This has cost the American people trillions of dollars," Ferguson tells Fast Company. If only he were talking about his film and not the deception behind the financial crisis.READ»
Personally I firmly believe that achieving creativity and innovation in science, technology and beyond requires diversity… of thought! If you agree with this statement, let’s see if I can maintain your attention (I know, merely hearing - again - the 'Diversity' word might have turned you off!)READ»
The naming of the first female president of Harvard University, a place where, as recently as the mid-1970s, women were barred from entering the main door of the faculty club, has prompted the expected chorus of folks wondering if ...READ»
"The post-op on the great crash of 2008 continued in Washington Thursday as the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) held a hearing on financial reform.
'Unfortunately, the regulatory regime that failed so terribly leading up to the ...READ»
Friday, November 28, 2008
In a shortened week that received absolutely dismal economic news, Washington awoke from its most recent policy slumber and made real progress in the War on Scarcity.
President-elect Obama must be ...READ»
In the wake of CES, a pair of women designers offer some suggestions on how consumer electronics manufacturers could boost their market share by taking gender differences into account.READ»
March 20, 2005
Toward a Unified Theory of Black America
By STEPHEN J. DUBNER
oland G. Fryer Jr. is 27 years old and he is an assistant professor of economics at Harvard and he is black. Yes, 27 is young to be ...READ»
Question: Why did the market tank at the close Wednesday, after the release of the G.19 report, when it was already known February was a poor month for consumer credit? Between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm Wednesday, this was the most significant news to come out?READ»
Harvard's B-school has some competition across the Charles River: the divinity school, which is turning out a new flock of spiritually minded business leaders.READ»
Back in March, the FCC outlined its National Broadband Plan, aimed at increasing the amount of available wireless spectrum. Today, the White House strongly backed that plan, and added a deadline.READ»
As indicated in my previous post, in its struggle to get back to reality, Japan has finally brought in a new breed of politician who is actually delivering on the campaign promise of bringing real transparency to how government spends ...READ»
A recent gathering of top business leaders at Harvard Business school shows a strong shift toward greater corporate transparency and responisbility on a number of fronts.READ»
Not long ago, economist Noreena Hertz lived at the lefty margins of her field. But her (widely ignored) prediction of the credit crisis and her call for a more evolved form of capitalism have suddenly put her at the center of the universe.READ»
