The 2015 World Economic Forum, also called the Davos Annual Meeting, comes to a close Saturday. Leaders in business, technology, science and more have gathered in Switzerland since Wednesday to…
Taking a break from technology can actually help you to unlock your inner creativity. Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain takes a “tech Shabbat” every Saturday, she explained in a conversation with HuffPost…
If you have time to check your smartphone all day long, then you definitely have time for mindfulness. That’s one of the points New York Times reporter David Gelles made…
Climate change and poverty took center stage Friday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where leaders began campaigning in earnest for twin global accords aimed at cooling the planet…
Gabrielle Fitzgerald of the Paul G. Allen Foundation said there is some good news about the Ebola epidemic, though there’s still reason for worry. “The good news is the [Ebola]…
Ann Cairns, president of International Markets for Mastercard, said we need show women that the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (or STEM) fields are exciting. “I think that what we…
Retired NASA astronaut and author Ron Garan told HuffPost Live that countries working together globally on space exploration could end up collaborating more on other, more complicated challenges. “If we…
Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos on Friday about freedom of speech. “The challenge of free speech is when there’s speech you…
There seems to be one Oscars grievance that all critics share: “Selma” didn’t get the nominations it deserved. The film’s director (Ava DuVernay), star (David Oyelowo), editor (Spencer Averick) and…
IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond weighed in on the Sony hack, saying theater owners got a bad rap. “Theater owners were portrayed in a worse light than they should have been,”…
Derek Handley, The B Team’s founding CEO, said he’s disappointed in the lack of diversity at Davos. “I spent most of the time outside the main event meeting people in…
Alexis Ringwald, co-founder and CEO of LearnUp, said she went on a “listening journey” through unemployment lines in America and discovered there’s a skills gap and a challenge even for…
Richard Davidson, professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, touted the importance of being mindful, especially in the workplace. “I think people in leadership positions are starting…