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Advice to a Younger Me: Ayah Bdeir
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- Advice to a Younger Me: Ayah Bdeir
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Ayah Bdeir describes how she created littleBits, a toy company that makes electronics accessible to everyone.
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- Advice to a Younger Me: Stacey Snider
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Stacey Snider describes how she worked her way up from the mailroom (literally) to become a top Hollywood executive.
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- Advice to a Younger Me: Michelle Peluso
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Michelle Peluso, the CEO of Gilt, shares her advice on leadership, work-life balance, and shoulder pads.
Full story: http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/10/i-think-its-fine-to-be-underestimated/280325/
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- Advice to a Younger Me: Rachel Haot
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Rachel Haot, the Chief Digital Officer of the City of New York, reflects on her experiences founding a startup and building a digital roadmap for the city.
Full story: http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/10/from-stoop-sales-to-chief-digital-officer-of-nyc/280403/
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- Creative Breakthroughs: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- "I always consider the entire process about failure, and I think that's the reason why more people don't write."
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- Creative Breakthroughs: R. Luke Dubois
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Artist R. Luke Dubois on his experiments with the intersection of data and humanity.
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- Creative Breakthroughs: Paula Kerger
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The PBS president and CEO reflects on success and failure.
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- Creative Breakthroughs: David Gallo
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Oceanographer David Gallo on taking risks — at 12,500 feet under the sea.
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- Creative Breakthroughs: Alexis Ohanian
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on what he learned from rejection.
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- Anna Deavere Smith
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- She couldn't afford to hire other actors, so she found a new way of telling stories.
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- Creative Breakthroughs: Mona Eltahawy
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The writer describes the advice she ignored on her way to becoming an activist.
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- Creative Breakthroughs: Sarah Heyward
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- What It's Like to Write for Girls
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- Creative Breakthroughs: Ezra Klein
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The veteran journalist discusses the slow, hard work of writing about politics.
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- Creative Breakthroughs: Annie Lennox
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The Eurythmics star discusses insights from her life as a musician, AIDS activist, mother, and more.
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- What Is Money?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- One of our favorite questions from readers for Economics in Plain English was deceptively simple: What, after all, is money? And what sets it apart from something that's simply valuable? A big abstract idea like this called for a hands-on experiment.
In this episode, business editor Derek Thompson pays a visit to a branch of EagleBank in Arlington, VA, to bother the world's friendliest bank teller with a series of dumb requests. As goofy as it seems, this little experiment is a helpful way to illustrate three essential functions of money: a store of value, a unit of account, and a medium of exchange. But you'll have to watch to see why.
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- What's Behind the Natural Gas Boom?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- An animated look at why production has skyrocketed in recent years
From Texas to New York, natural gas has radically changed the energy landscape in America. But how did the practice commonly known as fracking explode so suddenly, and where is it actually happening? In the two-minute video above, Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic's senior technology editor, explains the two main technological innovations that have tapped formerly unreachable gas in shale. Animated by Lindsey Testolin, this clip is part of a six-part video series in The User's Guide to Energy special report.
Alexis Madrigal: http://www.theatlantic.com/alexis-madrigal/
Lindsey Testolin: http://www.lindseytestolin.com/
Story: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/whats-behind-the-natural-gas-boom/278897/
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- Monetary Policy: A Quick and Dirty Explainer
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- What's the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy? Of the hundreds of questions submitted by readers to our Economics in Plain English video series, this one struck us as a fun challenge. What are monetary and fiscal policy? What are they for? And is it possible to explain it quickly and painlessly?
In the short video above, business editor Derek Thompson offers up a useful way to think about it. Capitalism only works if people with money are willing to take risks. So imagine the U.S. economy as a giant casino. In a recession, there aren't enough people making bets at the table. Fiscal and monetary policy use different strategies to get gamblers to gamble -- to spend their money and power the economy.
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- American Futures: Takeoff
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Two longtime Atlantic writers hit the runway in their Cirrus plane.
Traveling cross country in a small plane, James and Deborah Fallows are reporting on a side of small-town America that you wouldn't normally discover on a road trip. They began their journey two weeks ago at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the Atlantic Video crew was there to see them off. Since then they've been flying from one town to the next, taking tips from readers and reporting along the way.
American Futures: http://www.theatlantic.com/special-report/american-futures/
Full story: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/08/american-futures-the-video/278844/
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- Are the Rich Getting Too Much of the Economic Pie?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Inequality explained in pie charts (made of actual pie)
When one of you asked, "Are the rich getting too much of the economic pie?" the team behind Economics in Plain English got pretty excited. Because you said "pie." So we headed to Dangerously Delicious Pies in northeast Washington, D.C., with business editor Derek Thompson to explain income inequality over dessert. We ordered three pies -- peanut butter, blueberry, and something amazing called the "Baltimore Bomb" -- to make three charts that illustrate the income and wealth gap in the U.S. We're not the first to mix math and pastry, as we discovered recently, but we hope this video offers a tasty perspective on a complex economic question.
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- When Will Solar Get Cheap?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Solar is not like other energy sources. Photovoltaic cells are a transformative technology, Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic's senior technology editor, argues in the short video above. The faster the price of solar energy falls, the more viable it becomes as a source of clean power -- and the sooner we'll see it on roofs across America. Animated by Lindsey Testolin, this clip is part of a six-part video series in The User's Guide to Energy special report.
Alexis Madrigal: http://www.theatlantic.com/alexis-madrigal/
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Story: http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/08/when-will-solar-get-cheap/278779/
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- Are Machines Really Taking Our Jobs?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A brief history of technological progress and why it's not necessarily a bad thing
This episode of Economics in Plain English tackles the pervasive fear that technology is making humans (or at least human work) obsolete. How long before the robots take over the jobs we do today -- and is it time to panic? Not just yet, senior business editor Derek Thompson explains in the video above. Decades of film footage from the Prelinger Archive illustrate the steady march of progress in America, from farms to factories and beyond, all thanks to technological innovation. Machines have been doing more and more of our work for us since the industrial revolution, and that's not a bad thing.
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- 5 Things That Can Hurt ESPN
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- In this September's issue of The Atlantic, Derek Thompson charts the rise of sports network ESPN. The multi-platform media empire might seem like the uncontested ruler of all things sports but Fox has thrown its hat in the ring with a new network, Fox Sports 1. In the video above, Thompson goes on to outline four more things that threaten ESPN's dominance.
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- Are Bottomless Drinks Good Business?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A story of loss leaders, irrational consumers, and infinite mimosas
In Economics in Plain English, the new economic explainer video series from The Atlantic, business editor Derek Thompson answers big and small questions selected from hundreds of reader submissions.
This question might have occurred to you on a Sunday morning at your favorite restaurant: Are bottomless drinks good business? Think about it: Infinite. Free. Alcohol. How can giving away mimosas to thirsty brunch goers be anything but financial suicide? In the short video above, Thompson talks through all the ways that unlimited breakfast booze actually makes good business sense.
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- What Is Crude Oil?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The petroleum we pump out of the ground turns into a range of useful things: fuel for all forms of transportation, a key ingredient in plastics, and more. Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic's senior technology editor, takes a look at the chemistry of crude oil in the two-minute video above, explaining the process of distilling one barrel, gallon by gallon. Animated by Lindsey Testolin, this clip is part of a six-part video series in The User's Guide to Energy special report.
Alexis Madrigal: http://www.theatlantic.com/alexis-madrigal/
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Story: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/whats-in-crude-oil-and-how-do-we-use-it/278645/
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- Why Is Bottled Water So Expensive?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A look at how such a simple commodity became as pricey as soda
In Economics in Plain English, the new economic explainer video series from The Atlantic, business editor Derek Thompson answers big and small questions selected from hundreds of reader submissions. Up first: Why is bottled water so expensive? In less than three minutes, Thompson explains what goes into the price of bottles, why all water is more expensive than you think, and why the most expensive component in some bottled water is neither the bottle nor the water.
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- Who's to Blame for Climate Change?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Global warming is a global problem, but some nations get the lion's share of the blame. Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic's senior technology editor, takes a look at the damage in the short video above. Animated by Lindsey Testolin, this clip is part of a six-part video series in The User's Guide to Energy special report.
Alexis Madrigal: http://www.theatlantic.com/alexis-madrigal/
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Story: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/whos-to-blame-for-climate-change/278548/
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- How Do We Use Energy at Home?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- From gadgets to kitchen appliances to heating, AC, and beyond, this two-minute video reveals what it takes to power an American home. Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic's senior technology editor, explains how shifting demographics have influenced energy use since 1980. Featuring animation by Lindsey Testolin, this clip is part of a six-part video series in The User's Guide to Energy special report.
Alexis Madrigal: http://www.theatlantic.com/alexis-madrigal/
Lindsey Testolin: http://www.lindseytestolin.com/
Story: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/how-do-we-use-energy-at-home/278439/
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- How Much Energy Does the U.S. Use?
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- We all know the U.S. consumes a massive amount of energy but it's hard to wrap your head around the numbers. How much do we rely on oil? Do renewable resources make up a significant portion of our energy use? In the two-minute video above, Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic's senior technology editor, walks through the key energy sources we depend on, from coal to wind and beyond. The facts and figures come to life with animation by Lindsey Testolin, a San Francisco-based artist.
Alexis Madrigal: http://www.theatlantic.com/alexis-madrigal/
Lindsey Testolin: http://www.lindseytestolin.com/
Story: http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/08/how-much-energy-does-the-us-use/278324/
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