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Deadly algal blooms are destroying Guatamala's Lake Atitlan. These scientists are fighting back with AI

Lake Atitlan, Guatamala's No. 2 tourist site, has been suffering from harmful algal blooms which can poison the drinking water and keep tourists away. Africa Flores is part of team of scientists using AI to study the algae and hoping to learn how to predict and prevent the blooms in the future.

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Tom Sachs launches his rockets into the NFT space. Literally

Contemporary artist Tom Sachs believes it’s very easy to hate on NFTs until you look at it through an artists lens. The art world is leading NFTs and smart contracts to dismantle discriminatory banking structures

Tom Sachs launches his rockets into the NFT space. Literally

Innovating positive change with Tiziana Casciaro

Tiziana Casciaro is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and co-author (with Julie Battilana) of Power for All. In this episode of the New Human Movement, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini talk to Tiziana about the challenge of making power more distributed and accountable in organizations, and the key role that people with less formal authority can play in agitating, innovating, and orchestrating positive change. This conversation is part of the New Human Movement, a series featuring bold thinkers and radical doers who are reimagining work, management and capitalism for a new age. For more, visit humanocracy.com/movement

Innovating positive change with Tiziana Casciaro

You can now order Domino’s with your mind

To celebrate the upcoming fourth season of the Netflix hit, ‘Stranger Things,’ Domino’s has (kind of) made it possible to order a pizza with your mind. This is Fast Company’s Brand Hit or Miss of the Week.

You can now order Domino’s with your mind

Entrepreneurship at Scale with Zhang Ruimin

Zhang Ruimin is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Haier Group, the world’s largest appliance maker. During his 37-year tenure as Haier CEO, Zhang architected one of the world’s most radical management makeovers. In this episode of the New Human Movement, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini talk to Zhang about turning every employee into an entrepreneur, creating “zero distance” between employees and customers, and making the company a power node in an ever-expanding, web-centric ecosystem. This conversation is part of the New Human Movement, a series featuring bold thinkers and radical doers who are reimagining work, management and capitalism for a new age. For more, visit humanocracy.com/movement

Entrepreneurship at Scale with Zhang Ruimin

The Abortion Pill | Your Questions Answered

Can medication abortions override the impending U.S. abortion ban? ‘Fast Company’ contributor Ruth Reader explains more.

The Abortion Pill | Your Questions Answered

Nick Kroll on the harsh realities of rejection

Kroll tells 'Fast Company' he was rejected about 100 times from auditions but kept going because "nobody starts out great."

Nick Kroll on the harsh realities of rejection

Nick Kroll sits on a rock and talks about leadership

The creator of "Big Mouth" and "Human Resources" shares how he channels hundreds of roles to help his team to do their best work.

Nick Kroll sits on a rock and talks about leadership

How Nick Kroll builds characters out of his emotions

The 'Big Mouth' creator joins the mental health conversation, discussing how anthropomorphizing his emotions has helped him be more open.

How Nick Kroll builds characters out of his emotions

Jane Goodall thinks comic books will save the Earth

Jane Goodall is known around the world for her groundbreaking discoveries and studies of chimpanzees. For decades, she has inspired young activists through her program Roots & Shoots—but now, in the digital era, she discusses how she is connecting and inspiring new generations through sharing stories in formats they resonate with, such as Webtoon.

Jane Goodall thinks comic books will save the Earth

A Moral Revolution in Business with Anthony Kwame Appiah

Anthony Kwame Appiah is a professor of philosophy at New York University, author of several books, including the “Honor Code,” and writer of the weekly “Ethicist” column in The New York Times Magazine. In this episode of the New Human Movement, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini talk to Anthony about the moral case for dignity, opportunity and equity in the workplace. This conversation is part of the New Human Movement, a series featuring bold thinkers and radical doers who are reimagining work, management and capitalism for a new age. For more, visit humanocracy.com/movement

A Moral Revolution in Business with Anthony Kwame Appiah

Impact

JetBlue is staging a hostile takeover of Spirit. What would a merger mean for flight attendants?

Why Australia has had only one mass shooting since 1996

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News

How Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ brand partnerships can turn its fortunes upside down

Watch out for falling Ben & Jerry’s: Flytrex is now delivering ice cream by drone

90% of Asian Americans worry about being attacked as anti-Asian violence and hate crimes spike

Co.Design

This ingenious tool helps cities avoid rabid NIMBY arguments over housing

Ex-Nike designer builds a boot that could prevent 80,000 amputations a year

As temperatures skyrocket, Barcelona has devised a simple (and replicable) way to keep people cool

Work Life

Your constructive feedback helps no one if you trigger this emotional reaction

Your BIPOC employees are sick and tired of getting asked this question

How to future-proof your job by thinking like a futurist