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Joel Klein, Amplify CEO, "Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools" (video)

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On “Charlie Rose,” a conversation with Joel Klein. He is the CEO of Amplify. He previously served as chancellor of the New York City school system. He writes about his work in education in a new book. It is called "Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools." (Source: Bloomberg 12/22/2014)

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The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong


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On “Charlie Rose,” a conversation with with Judith Rodin. She has been president of the Rockefeller Foundation since 2005. Her new book is called “The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong.” (Source: Bloomberg  12/23/2014)

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Author Steven Kotler, Hypofrontality, Consciousness, Flow (video)



The best-selling author Steven Kotler discusses hypofrontality -- literally the slowing of the brain's prefrontal cortex -- and how it allows one to enter an optimal state of consciousness, known as flow. As Kotler explains, flow refers to those moments of total absorption when we get so focused on the task at hand that everything else disappears. Published on Nov 6, 2014

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