A.J. Jacobs is an author, journalist, lecturer and human
guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that
combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. Among his
books are The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All. He has
given several TED talks that have amassed over 10 million...
Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship,
known for his surprising quotable insights and pithy succinct
writing style. Formerly a musician, programmer, TED speaker, and
circus clown, he sold his first company for $22 million and gave
all the money to charity. Sivers’ books (How to Live, Hell
Yeah...
Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of a
trilogy of illustrated books about creativity in the digital age:
Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going. He’s also
the author of Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poems made by
redacting the newspaper with a permanent marker. His books...
Diego Rodriguez has had a career spanning business, design,
and technology. He served as Intuit’s Chief Product & Design
Officer, a Senior Partner at IDEO, and as a member of the Harvard
University Board of Overseers. He is a founding faculty member of
the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (aka...
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