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How a 15-Second Phone Call Can Ruin Your Life

How a 15-Second Phone Call Can Ruin Your Life

Insider trading is a great way to make money, and go to prison

George Pillari
George Pillari
Quick & DirtyQuick & Dirty
You're Not So Smart: Misguided Use of Rules of Thumb

You're Not So Smart: Misguided Use of Rules of Thumb

We all love going for the shortcut answer

FOMOFOMO
Taylor Swift? How does she figure into this?

Taylor Swift? How does she figure into this?

Its all about developing your FOMO radar

George Pillari
George Pillari
Trusting MediaTrusting Media
Avoiding the Stupidity of Trusting the Media

Avoiding the Stupidity of Trusting the Media

Can we trust any information soruce?

George Pillari
George Pillari
Measure TwiceMeasure Twice
Avoiding the Stupidity of Not Measuring Twice

Avoiding the Stupidity of Not Measuring Twice

Something was broken and nobody dared to fix it

George Pillari
George Pillari
FOMOFOMO
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Putting It All Together

Putting It All Together

Who are our stupidity-defying heroes?

George Pillari
George Pillari
Measure TwiceMeasure Twice
Unstable Genius: Jeff Skilling and Enron

Unstable Genius: Jeff Skilling and Enron

Being the smartest is great, unless it lands you in prison

George Pillari
George Pillari
MoonshotMoonshot
Thomas Edison: Moonshot Inventor?

Thomas Edison: Moonshot Inventor?

There is ample evidence that Edison was a great inventor, but much of his work built on existing technologies.

George Pillari
George Pillari
Measure TwiceMeasure Twice
Sex and Danger: The Fall of Gawker Media

Sex and Danger: The Fall of Gawker Media

Rushing for page views today, being closed down tomorrow

George Pillari
George Pillari
Trusting MediaTrusting Media
Talking Heads: Former Military Officials As Television Analysts, Paid by the Pentagon

Talking Heads: Former Military Officials As Television Analysts, Paid by the Pentagon

When will the insanity stop?

George Pillari
George Pillari
MoonshotMoonshot
Lonely at the Top: Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton

Lonely at the Top: Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton

Moonshots are not "Freeshots" and do entail risk

George Pillari
George Pillari
MoonshotMoonshot
Man in the Moonshot: Elon Musk and SpaceX

Man in the Moonshot: Elon Musk and SpaceX

A true moonshot that is working

George Pillari
George Pillari
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