09-25-19

What would you say to a 3D version of yourself?

What if you could interact with a holographic, 3D avatar of yourself? Martine Jarlgaard wondered just that before she came up with Meet Yourself, an art installation that takes a 3D scan of a person, and then allows them to interact via an AR headset. Meet Yourself is a unique way of letting technology change your perspective of you.

Latest Videos

The challenges and benefits of remote work for employees of color

In this episode of ‘Hit the Ground Running,’ hosts Christina Royster and Yasmin Gagne speak with Dr. Courtney McCluney, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Cornell, about how remote work has affected people of color.

The challenges and benefits of remote work for employees of color

How Nike designed its first hands-free sneaker

Legendary Nike sneaker designer Tobie Hatfield breaks down the process of designing the GO FlyEase, Nike’s first sneaker with a hinge that lets you slide in and out without using your hands.

How Nike designed its first hands-free sneaker

Jeff Bezos’s PR disaster and Patagonia fights restrictive voting—brand hit and miss of the week

Amazon pulls the PR equivalent of peeing in a bottle, and Patagonia donates a million dollars to fight restrictive voting laws.

Ben & Jerry's has successfully blended ice cream and activism for decades—here's how

At the intersection of activism and confectionary delight is none other than Ben & Jerry’s. The company has stood up for everything from climate change to same sex marriage to Black lives matter and defunding the police. And in June 2020, the brand took a bold stance against white supremacy, proving that in business, silence is no longer an option. Host Chris Denson spoke with Head of Global Activism Strategy Christopher Miller and Global Social Mission Officer Dave Rapaport about the realities of being a mission-driven brand and what they’re doing to change their internal culture to reflect the brand's own outward ideals.

Ben & Jerry's has successfully blended ice cream and activism for decades—here's how

Lil Nas X's devilishly good branding play and VW's painful April Fools joke

Lil Nas X courts controversy while expanding his personal brand with his latest song and music video and Volkswagen fails with its leaked April Fools Day joke on this week's brand hit and miss.

Lil Nas X's devilishly good branding play and VW's painful April Fools joke

Will 3D-printed houses fix the housing crisis?

On this episode of the ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, Talib Visram talks with Jason Ballard, CEO and cofounder of Icon, a digital construction company that prints 3D houses. They discuss how this new technology will revolutionize home building—and potentially make it to the moon.

Will 3D-printed houses fix the housing crisis?

3 ideas to revitalize your home this spring

From smoke-free firepits to millennial pink air purifiers, senior writer Liz Segran has tips as you say "out with the old and in with the new" this season.

3 ideas to revitalize your home this spring

3 ways you can resist the urge to multitask

Research shows rapidly switching between tasks can cut your productivity by as much as 40%. Luckily, Pavithra Mohan shares 3 things you can do to resist the urge to multitask.

3 ways you can resist the urge to multitask

Cinnamon Toast shrimp tails and Krispy Kreme’s doughnut-for-a-vaccine—brand hit and miss of the week

Krispy Kreme serves up a pretty sweet vaccine incentive, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch fails completely on a crustaceous complaint.

What will love look like in a post-pandemic world?

COVID-19 has affected all of our relationship lives. Whether you've spent the pandemic stuck at home with a partner, found love, or are waiting with bated breath to get back out onto the dating scene, here are some vital tips from the Boston Globe's Love Letters podcast host Meredith Goldstein on how to handle your love life after COVID ends.

What will love look like in a post-pandemic world?

Impact

This probiotic soap doesn’t pollute rivers it gets into—it helps clean them

Give your socks back to Smartwool and they’ll be turned into dog beds

The sharing economy’s next target: Business-to-business

News

You CAN’T take it with you, so what happened to Bernie Madoff’s money?

Crypto glow: Coinbase stock listing takes dogecoin, binance coin, others along for the rally

This threat to pregnant women is on roads everywhere

Co.Design

You know a lot less about New York than you think. These graphics prove it

What Brooklyn rats can teach us about designing cities for everyone

To fix America’s infrastructure, the U.S. government can’t be afraid to fail

Work Life

I think my board wants to replace me as CEO of my own company. What should I do?

What to do if your manager makes you feel invisible at work

This is how IBM and Slack are approaching hybrid work