MIT’s Susan Hockfield Joins Effort to Reduce Bias in Biotech Funding Reports...
Though there has been a significant improvement for women in the sciences over the past few decades, men continue to dominate leadership positions, especially in the biotech sphere. Lavin Speaker and...
View ArticleAcclaimed Rafiki Director Wanuri Kahiu to Direct The Black Kids, Based on...
The Gotham Group recently announced their latest film project, The Black Kids, and it’s set to be directed by Rafiki filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu. Kahiu—who gained international attention for her critically...
View ArticleTo be, or Not to Be Authentic?: Harvard’s Laura Huang and Francesca Gino...
When it comes to making a first impression, whether it be a job interview, a networking event, or a pitch, many people tend to cater to the other person’s interests, rather than behave according to...
View ArticleDo Politics Make Us Irrational? NYU’s Jay Van Bavel Illustrates the Effects...
Can someone’s political identity influence their ability to process information? It appears so. In the cognitive phenomenon known as partisanship, identification with a social group becomes so...
View ArticleThe 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones Interviewed on The Daily Show
The viral, groundbreaking sensation of the New York Times Magazine’s “The 1619 Project” is still going strong, with its lead writer, Nikole Hannah-Jones appearing on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to...
View ArticleAI Pioneer Radhika Dirks Discusses Technology’s Disconnect from Humanity in...
Scientific study was born out of a desire to answer big, philosophical questions on the meaning of life. When scientists and technologists forget this nascent connection, says Radhika Dirks, they run...
View ArticleLavin’s Top Pandemic Speakers Explore the Spread of Diseases like the...
In just a couple of months the Coronavirus that emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan has spread around the world, sparking a race to find treatments and vaccines against it. Zeroing in on how this...
View ArticleAcclaimed Artist and Activist Molly Crabapple Interviewed on NPR’s Democracy Now
On the latest Democracy Now, Molly Crabapple sat down with Amy Goodman and Juan González to discuss her time on the campaign trail with Bernie Sanders, the Electoral College system and the Democratic...
View ArticlePop Culture Guru Chuck Klosterman Announces New Music Podcast for Spotify
Beloved pop culture philosopher and author Chuck Klosterman is taking his sharp wit and wry observational humor off the page and onto the airwaves, with his new 12-week music podcast on Spotify. With...
View ArticleWhy the ‘Business Case’ for Diversity Doesn’t Work: Rotman Professor Sarah...
Diversity is good for the workplace. The so-called “business case for diversity,” isn’t. Popular as it may be—trumpeted everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to the Financial Times—the “business...
View ArticlePsychologist Scott Barry Kaufman Interviews Bestselling Author Lori Gottlieb...
Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb made waves when she released Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, a poignant memoir that’s spent week after week on the bestseller lists. Now, she joins fellow Lavin Speaker...
View ArticleWhy ‘Cartooning’ Political Opponents is Bad for Us: Jay Van Bavel for the BBC
We tend to reduce our political opponents to caricatures and stereotypes, a practice that is further reinforced by social media. And though it may feel satisfying to call one another out publicly, the...
View ArticleFinding Inspiration in the Mundane: Strange Planet Creator Nathan Pyle Joins...
Nathan Pyle’s Strange Planet is an example of how the Internet can still bring joy, wonder, and meaning into our lives. The beloved comic (and New York Times bestselling book) follows the misadventures...
View ArticleJoe Jackman’s The Reinventionist Mindset Gives Retail Leaders a Competitive Edge
Retail veteran Joe Jackman has helped revive countless ailing retailers—from Old Navy to Duane Reade—back to growth and relevance in the 21st century. His new book, The Reinventionist Mindset,...
View ArticleAcclaimed Artist and Activist Molly Crabapple Provides Powerful Visuals for...
The Zo is a groundbreaking new video project exploring the twisted realities of prison life, illustrated by superstar artist Molly Crabapple and narrated by The Wire’s Emmy-Award winning actor Michael...
View ArticleNavigating Our AI Future: Lavin’s Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Speakers
Once the stuff of dystopian nightmares, artificial intelligence has become an essential part of our daily lives. Today, AI recommends our products, routes our taxis, predicts our Internet searches....
View ArticleLavin’s Top Women & Leadership Speakers Are Breaking Barriers—and Inspiring...
In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re shining the spotlight on our Top Women & Leadership Speakers. These women are all powerhouses in their fields—from business and law to STEM and sports....
View ArticleCreate the Future: Jeremy Gutsche’s Latest Innovation Guidebook Profiled by Inc
In Create the Future, Trend Hunter CEO and New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Gutsche reveals the frameworks that have helped 700 of the world’s most powerful brands, billionaires, and CEOs,...
View ArticlePsychotherapist Lori Gottlieb Reveals How to Fight Coronavirus Anxiety
With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, it’s no wonder that anxiety and fear are on the rise. What if a loved one falls ill? How will we deal with the potential financial fallout? And what...
View ArticleThe Atlantic’s Derek Thompson Investigates How Restaurant Closures Will...
“A pandemic is war,” writes Derek Thompson in his latest article for The Atlantic. And our response to the biological enemy is a shut-down of public life, from schools to restaurants. Unfortunately,...
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