Ideas Made to Matter

Machine learning will redesign, not replace, work

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Technology isn’t taking jobs. It's taking tasks.

Jun 26, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Social Media

Solving Twitter’s ‘follow-back’ problem

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An MIT professor tries to get a follow from Taylor Swift and ends up with a new tool for information warfare.

Jun 19, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Startups

2 founders are not always better than 1

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Team superiority is a myth.

May 30, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

In ‘Superminds,’ an argument for calm about robots, AI, and jobs

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‘We should probably relax about this,’ MIT professor says.

May 15, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

When the ‘lying demagogue’ is the authentic candidate

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New research examines why voters respond positively to a candidate’s blatant lies and demagoguery.

Apr 17, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Productivity

Wield polarization to build positive change

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In TEDx talk, Jason Jay explains how to use differences, big and small, to find creative solutions.

Apr 5, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

Financial markets benefit from in-depth analysis of firms’ earnings

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Research shows in-depth news articles inform investors more than earnings announcements.

Apr 4, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Digital Economy

How to approach the second machine age

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6 ways to get ready for the digital future.

Mar 6, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

Lost Einsteins: The US may have missed out on millions of inventors

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Wealthy children are 10 times more likely to be inventors.

Feb 16, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

People are honest about how they spend their money

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But don’t take them at their word for exact dollar amounts.

Feb 1, 2018
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