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Most people can agree on what Santa Claus looks like -- jolly, with a red suit and a white beard. But he did not always look that way, and Coca-Cola advertising actually helped shape this modern-day image of Santa.
Most people can agree on what Santa Claus looks like -- jolly, with a red suit and a white beard. But he did not always look that way, and Coca-Cola advertising actually helped shape this modern-day image of Santa.
The world's greatest stock market investor -- lives in a house he bought for $31,500, quotes Mae West. He's worth $36 billion ... give or take a few mil.
A conversation with Alan Greenspan about his life, his 18 year tenure as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and his book, The Age of Turbulence.
Fazle Abed's organization BRAC has attained success in fighting poverty on an unparalleled scale -- in Bangladesh and now in several other countries. He shares his experiences as a leader of the citizen sector, and offers advice to like-minded organizations seeking to create viable, broad and long-lasting change.
In an eye-opening talk -- presented before the publication of Freakonomics -- Steven-Levitt presents one of the book's more fascinating analyses. Sifting data collected through first-person interviews with a Chicago drug gang, he shows that drug dealing is not at all a quick route to riches.
Most people can agree on what Santa Claus looks like -- jolly, with a red suit and a white beard. But he did not always look that way, and Coca-Cola advertising actually helped shape this modern-day image of Santa.
Dr. Yunus shares his strategies for building businesses dedicated to the social good. He describes the founding and structure of Grameen Bank, Grameenphone and other companies he has created to find new solutions.
In response to the overwhelming poverty in Bangladesh, Fazle H. Abed created the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, or BRAC. His organization has already helped lift over 35 million people out of poverty through comprehensive education, health-care and microfinance programs in Bangladesh.
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Dr. Yunus, awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, offers his insights into what is required to eradicate global poverty. Yunus envisions a new kind of capitalism, and demonstrates how his organizations, the Grameen-Bank and the Grameen Family of Companies, offer viable solutions to pervasive poverty.