Ideas Made to Matter Diversity

How going out can spur outside-the-box thinking

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Close intercultural friendships and romantic relationships can boost creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Sep 18, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

Are ride-hailing platforms keeping their drivers honest?

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New research finds Uber drivers less likely to take advantage of riders.

Sep 11, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning breaks down barriers to trade

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eBay’s artificial intelligence translation system boosts Latin American exports by up to 20 percent.

Sep 11, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Operations Management

Resolving awkwardness and disappointment

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Why it's necessary to recognize and swarm problems immediately.

Aug 6, 2018
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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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