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The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
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Demonstrating his other major character trait, Alan then proceeds to scare the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-underpants off this kid by describing just how the raptor would disembowel him were he unlucky enough to happen upon one. Yup, Alan Grant apparently hates two things: computers…and kids. Why are those two things important to establish? Becaus
... See moreBen Johnson • Hold On To Your Butts: How Jurassic Park Can Teach You Everything You Need to Know About Storytelling
The demise of Pan Am was a remarkable story, but not a unique one. Nearly every company led by a master P-type innovator like Trippe gets shocked. Some sudden change, whether from a regulatory agency or a new competitor, stops the music. The loonshot-franchise cycle stops working. The wheel turns one too many times, and suddenly there’s a fleet of
... See moreSafi Bahcall • Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
“This way, everybody, this way,” Ed Regis said. By his side, a woman was passing out pith helmets with “Jurassic Park” labeled on the headband, and a little blue dinosaur logo. A line of Toyota Land Cruisers came out of an underground garage beneath the visitor center. Each car pulled up, driverless and silent. Two black men in safari uniforms were
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The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction
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