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Diane Francis is an American-Canadian journalist, entrepreneur, commentator and author of ten books. You can add "HeroX Challenge Creator" to that li…

A critical business skill you may not have heard about?  2 minute comments.  If the average human attention span begins to wane after about 5 minutes…

It's time to bring the advantages of modern technology to healthcare, connecting patients and physicians around the world.

When we think about infrastructure, it's easy to overlook the critical  role it plays in the way we eat. While we might think about whether our wheth…

The Global Learning XPRIZE Challenge  is offering $15 million dollars to the team(s) who creates an engaging, scalable, open-source software which …

Cognitive distortions and the propagation of misinformation

In a recent post , Seth Godin defines the differences between an Entrepreneur and a Freelancer. To put it more simply than Godin: A freelancer ge…

With 2.5 billion people lacking access to adequate sewer systems, it's time to develop new sanitation technology that is efficient and sustainable.

Science fiction meets reality in the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a competition to create an actual Star Trek tricorder.

The Products for Life Challenge aims to build a fluid dynamic system that is more efficient.