Ray Kurzweil: AI Hurtles Toward Human-Level Capabilities

Ray Kurzweil: AI Hurtles Toward Human-Level Capabilities

What’s “strong AI”? How close are we getting to that capability? What’s the danger associated with it? According to computer scientist Ray Kurzweil, AI capabilities at the human level are just a matter of time. He says that the potentially most transformative technological development, toward which we are already well underway, will be when we create “strong artificial intelligence” in particular. Read more to learn about Kurzweil’s AI predictions and how close they are to becoming realities.

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt: Overview

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt: Overview

How can you become a stock market genius? If you were to ask a hedge fund manager how to invest, what would they say? In You Can Be a Stock Market Genius, Joel Greenblatt leverages his expertise as a hedge fund manager to inform laypeople about how they can begin investing in the stock market. He focuses on special-situation investing, a type of investing that relies on finding undervalued stocks. Learn more about how you can begin investing with these strategies from You Can Be a Stock Market Genius.

How to Hire New Employees (+ Training Tips)

How to Hire New Employees (+ Training Tips)

Where do you find prospective candidates for a position on your team? What’s the process of hiring new employees? To build a strong and effective team, you must hire the right people and train them to succeed in their roles. Bad hiring decisions can cost you time and money while hiring the right person can add immense value to your team. Let’s look at some tips for identifying, selecting, and training the right candidates.

The Regrettable Absence of Inquiry in Education & Its Impact

The Regrettable Absence of Inquiry in Education & Its Impact

Why don’t adults ask as many questions as kids do? How is our schooling to blame? Inquiry is an incredibly important skill, but we tend to stop asking questions as we get older. Warren Berger points the finger at schools—the exact place where curiosity should be most encouraged—and says that formal education too often trains people out of asking questions. Read more to learn about the woeful neglect of inquiry in education and the difference it makes.

2 Lousy Ways of Dealing With Emotional Pain: Bottling & Brooding

A Guide to Overcoming Childhood Trauma

Do you ignore emotional pain? Do you wallow in it? Susan David explains that we all have narratives in our minds that make us feel certain ways. Sometimes, they cause pain. She discusses two unhealthy responses to these controlling narratives: bottling emotions and brooding over emotions. Keep reading to understand these two ways of dealing with emotional pain and why they only cause more trouble.

Elon Musk’s Twitter Purchase: Details of the Turbulent Tale

Elon Musk’s Twitter Purchase: Details of the Turbulent Tale

Why did Elon Musk purchase Twitter? Why wasn’t he content to just serve on the board? What made him almost pull out of the deal? Elon Musk believed he could accomplish a virtuous mission by owning Twitter, and there’s something about the platform’s dramatic, chaotic atmosphere that attracted him. The process to purchase Twitter became its own wild saga. Walter Isaacson tells the turbulent tale in his biography Elon Musk. Continue reading to learn the details of Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase.

The Power of Questions: Where Learning & Creativity Begin

The Power of Questions: Where Learning & Creativity Begin

What does the founder of eBay have in common with Isaac Newton? When are questions even more powerful than answers? Author and journalist Warren Berger says that questions are the basis of both learning and creativity. He contends that the ability to ask important questions can change our lives. It can even change the world. Keep reading to learn about the power of questions.

How to Change Your Life for the Better in Just 4 Steps

How to Change Your Life for the Better in Just 4 Steps

Are you ready to reboot your life? How can you change your life for the better? In The Source, Tara Swart offers a step-by-step process for putting your whole brain into action to create the future you want. This involves increasing your self-awareness, creating an action board, becoming more mindful, and actively establishing changes. Continue reading to learn how to change your life for the better.