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3 Takeaways features insights from the world’s best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, scientists and other newsmakers. Each episode ends with 3 key takeaways to help you understand the world in new ways that can benefit your life and career. Hosted by Lynn Thoman.

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Business

Why Platform Companies (Facebook, Amazon, Airbnb and Uber) Are the Opposite of Traditional Companies, Why They Become So Enormous, and How They Can Be Effectively Regulated: Marshall Van Alstyne (repost) (#79)

Episode Date: February 8, 2022

Marshall Van Alstyne shares why platform companies dominate traditional businesses and why 7 of the 10 largest companies in the world are platform com...

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The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Head of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab Hod Lipson (repost) (#78)

Episode Date: February 1, 2022

We are at an inflection point in artificial intelligence today. Find out what the next 3 waves of artificial intelligence will bring — including creat...

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Is Tribalism Always Bad? How Group Identity or Tribalism Has Taken Over our Political System with Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua (repost) (#77)

Episode Date: January 25, 2022

Yale Law School professor Amy Chua shares how group identity has caused bitter partisanship in the U.S. and the failure of U.S. policies in Vietnam an...

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Free World Class Education to Anyone Anywhere: Building the World’s Largest Online Learning Platform with Khan Academy Founder & CEO Sal Khan (repost) (#76)

Episode Date: January 18, 2022

Find out how the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, Sal Khan, built the world’s largest online learning platform, his vision for scaling free educationa...

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The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business: Setting the Table with Union Square Hospitality Group Founder & CEO Danny Meyer (#75)

Episode Date: January 11, 2022

Danny Meyer shares how to deliver outstanding hospitality, how he thinks restaurants will be different post pandemic and what continues to get him exc...

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Always Be Learning: The Top 10 Takeaways of 2021 From Our Guests (#74)

Episode Date: January 4, 2022

This week we are highlighting the Top 10 Takeaways of 2021 with guests ranging from CEOs and founders to best-selling authors and even the Director of...

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Achieving Your New Year's Resolutions: The Science of Getting To Where You Want To Be with Best-Selling Author Katy Milkman (repost) (#73)

Episode Date: December 28, 2021

Wall Street Journal best-selling author Katy Milkman shares science-based ways to create change in our lives. Learn how to understand your impulses an...

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Harvard Professor, Robert Waldinger: What the Good Life Actually Looks Like Based on Harvard’s 75 Year Study (repost) (#72)

Episode Date: December 21, 2021

Find out what the good life actually looks like based on Harvard's 75-year study of more than 700 men from when they were teenagers through old a...

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Harvard Business Review Editor in Chief Adi Ignatius: The New World of Work and the Biggest Trends in Business (#71)

Episode Date: December 14, 2021

Adi Ignatius, Editor in Chief of Harvard Business Review, shares the biggest trends in the business world right now and how he sees the new world of...

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Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow: The Value of a College Education, Investing in the Future and Free Speech (#70)

Episode Date: December 7, 2021

Lawrence Bacow, President of Harvard University, shares how he sees the future of education and the values he leads by at Harvard. Learn the role of u...

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Army General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal: "The Greatest Risk Is Us" - So What is the Solution? (#69)

Episode Date: November 30, 2021

Former Commander of Afghanistan General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal shares lessons from Afghanistan, the impact of the withdrawal, what makes a great le...

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World Renowned Thinker and Harvard Professor Steven Pinker: Human Action Can Improve the World (#68)

Episode Date: November 23, 2021

Steven Pinker shares why there is so much irrationality in the world – including conspiracy theories, and belief in fake news and medical quackery. Le...

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NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum: On the Future of Sports, Sports as Entertainment, Enhancing the Audience Experience and How the NBA Engages over 2 Billion People (#67)

Episode Date: November 16, 2021

NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum shares on the future of sports, enhancing the audience experience, virtual reality, gam...

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Start with Understanding: Change People's Minds Under Impossible Conditions with Best Selling Author and Wharton School Professor Jonah Berger (#66)

Episode Date: November 9, 2021

Have you ever wondered how you could change someone’s mind or make something go viral? Jonah Berger shares what works to change people’s minds – even...

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Creating the Life You Want (Before It's Too Late): Former President of Hearst Magazines Michael Clinton (#65)

Episode Date: November 2, 2021

Michael Clinton, former President of Hearst Magazines, provides practical advice on creating the life you want. Michael has created an extraordinarily...

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How to Build an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time: Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey (#64)

Episode Date: October 26, 2021

Learn how Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey successfully created and built Square, how (as a start-up) Square beat Amazon, and other tips he has for the...

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Building the Largest Asset Management Firm in the World: Co-Founder & Former Vice Chairman of BlackRock Barbara Novick (#63)

Episode Date: October 19, 2021

Co-founder of BlackRock Barbara Novick shares how she and her co-founders built the largest investment management firm in the world with $9 trillion u...

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Live A Better, Happier Post Pandemic Life: The 3 Macronutrients of Happiness with Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks (#62)

Episode Date: October 12, 2021

Happiness expert and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Arthur Brooks shares how you can get better at, practice and share happiness and live a better h...

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An Insider’s Perspective on Venture Capital: Sierra Ventures Founder and Advisor Peter Wendell (#61)

Episode Date: October 5, 2021

Peter Wendell founded Sierra Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has invested more than $2 billion in a wide variety of successful te...

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How Courageous Companies Thrive by Improving the Lives of Everyone They Touch with Former Unilever CEO Paul Polman (#60)

Episode Date: September 28, 2021

Paul Polman is the former CEO of Unilever, one of the largest companies in the world with over 300 brands. Paul helped redefine what being a good comp...

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