Jed’s five minute speech // 10,000 hours
We recently started a new tradition here at the office. At the beginning of our bi-weekly staff meetings, a member of our management team begins the gathering with a five-minute speech highlighting something they’ve learned or find interesting. Think of it as a mini-TED talk if you will. After exceptional speeches from CEO Ben Keesey, […]
Ugandan chess prodigy to play Bill Gates
Phiona Mutesi wasn’t always a jet-setting, child chess prodigy. The 16-year-old grew up in Katwe, a slum in Kampala. Her father died of AIDS when she was three and her sister met the same fate shortly thereafter. For Phiona, finding her next meal and caring for her brothers and sisters while her mother was working […]
The great toilet race
It’s a contest. It’s all in good, clean fun. Literally. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has decided to combat the world’s sanitation problem head on—and they have asked for help. Their goal? To build the world’s most ecologically advanced toilet. “The current design has a real problem. It uses a lot of water, requires […]