Game Changers

Investing: Throw out conventional wisdom

Behavioral economist David Laibson says much of the conventional wisdom about managing money is wrong. Once you get over the emotional sting of the realization, you can make better financial decisions.  More

James Stewart's extreme motocross success

How do you become a $10 million man in an obscure sport? More

Isaacson: What made Steve Jobs cry

Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs' biographer, opens up about the personal side of the Apple founder. Play

The young gun fixing USAID

Raj Shah was a rising star at the Gates Foundation. now he's reinventing the way we dole out foreign aid. More

50 Cent, Rapper Turned Businessman

After making millions in the music business, rapper 50 Cent launches high profile charitable business venture. Play

The iPod's evolution over a decade

The first iPod went on sale on November 10, 2001 and by the end of 2010 Apple sold over 275 million of the iconic MP3 players. Play

Comics legend: Success in darkness

Comic book creator Frank Miller says it was crafting deeper and darker stories that led to his success with Batman, Sin City and others. Play

How your emotions can cost you money

Economist George Loewenstein says people have a hard time imagining how they'll feel -- and act -- in the future. That one psychological limitation could be the Achilles' heel in your financial plan. More

Amazon keeps reinventing itself

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos has pushed his company into new areas that are redefining retail and technology. Play

Are we the next Japan?

Economist and Japan expert Richard Koo says that striking similarities between our current malaise and the 'Lost Decade' show that Congress and the president need to set a new course. More

Out-of-this-world software engineering

Developer and two-time space tourist Charles Simonyi has a far-out plan to change the way software is made. More

BigChampagne's building a social music chart

Entrepreneur Eric Garland thinks he has a better music chart. His secret? Tweets, status updates, and web chatter. More

Intel's cultural anthropologist

Genevieve Bell helps the chipmaker analyze a complex system: humanity. More

A CEO always ahead of his time

Flipboard's Mike McCue builds products that make tech easier, whether consumers are ready for them or not. More

The visionaries of Detroit

The city in crisis needs all the innovation and optimism it can muster. Here are a dozen people whose ideas offer hope for a more vibrant Detroit. More
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