Innovation and originality are close cousins. We think of creative innovators as people with new ideas. But to read Malcolm Gladwell on the subject is to be reminded of a distinction: An innovator may not be the one with the new idea — but with a new take on an old idea. Robert Siegel interviews Gladwell, who wrote "Creation Myth: Xerox PARC, Apple, and the truth about innovation" in the May 16th issue of The New Yorker.
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Malcolm Gladwell Looks At Technology Innovations
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Bike-Mad Author Finds ‘Happiness On Two Wheels’
British author Robert Penn has ridden a bicycle almost every day for the past 36 years. He owns six bikes — for summer riding, winter riding, everyday commuting and everything in between. But not one was exactly right. Penn needed the perfect bike.
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SXSW Interactive Podcast Features: How To Not Be A Douchebag at SXSW
This conversation offers tips and tricks that will help you make the most of SXSW or any other tech event. You’ll learn what actions and behaviors to avoid so you don’t get tagged as "doing it wrong". Get advice on business card etiquette, how to meet new people, navigate tech events, and have fun without being "that guy/gal".
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Former Sen. Gary Hart on Bin Laden’s Death
Roughly eight months before the attacks of 9/11, a commission created by the Defense Department came out with this prescient line: As a result of terrorism, “Americans will likely die on American soil, possibly in large numbers." The U.S. Commission on National Security in the 21st Century was co-chaired by former Colorado Senator Gary Hart. We reached him Monday to discuss the death of Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the attacks Hart and his fellow commissioners predicted.
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Twitter’s Biz Stone On Starting A Revolution
In March, Twitter will turn five years old. The microblogging service — which now has an estimated 200 million users worldwide — has been used by heads of state, astronauts in outer space and protesters in Iran, Egypt and Tunisia trying to disseminate information after news media crackdowns in their respective countries.
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B-Cycle’s Big Year
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Adam Carolla Interview
Adam Carolla interview on Dennis Miller discusses his new book ‘In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks’
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Ben Mezrich Interview
Ben Mezrich talks about his book The Accidental Billionaires.
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Robert Plant: Born In England; Made In America
Plant was just 19 when he joined Led Zeppelin in 1968. He was already known as "The Wild Man of Blues From the Black Country" in the area around Birmingham, England. His new album, Band of Joy, is named after one of his earliest bands, and you can hear a lot of the same influences now as then.
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Stories From The ‘Savage Mountain’: Death On K2
For high-altitude climbers, the "holy grail of mountaineering" sits on the border of China and Pakistan. The peak is called K2, and it is the second-highest mountain on Earth. K2 is just 800 feet shorter than Mount Everest, but it’s considered a far more dangerous climb. Just over 300 people have reached the summit, but 80 climbers have died on K2, making the death rate about 25 percent.
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