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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna: Creating Smarter Business with AI and Quantum

Malcolm Gladwell sits down with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna in a special live episode of Smart Talks with IBM. They discuss the groundbreaking potential of quantum computing, the transformative impact of AI on business, and how Krishna’s visionary predictions from the 90s continue to guide IBM’s innovations. This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podcast don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions. Visit us at https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/smart-talks [https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/smart-talks] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab

According to the science, it really is better to give than receive. Donating a dollar; sharing a kind word or lending someone a hand changes lives, but can also hugely boost your happiness. So we're teaming up with other podcasts from Hidden Brain to Revisionist History to ask you to give to a charity helping some of the poorest people around. We're calling it #PodsFightPoverty.      Go to givedirectly.org/happinesslab [https://www.givedirectly.org/happinesslab2025/] right now and give whatever you can. And the first $500,000 we donate will be matched thanks to our friends at Giving Multiplier [https://givingmultiplier.org/]! Even a small donation will make you feel good and have a much larger impact on the world than you thought possible. To help inspire you, this special episode examines the science of giving and shares stories of heartwarming and impactful acts of kindness.    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Edison Invention People Don't Talk About from Business History

Thomas Alva Edison helped transform America and the world. He registered over one thousand patents before he died in 1931 - and we can thank him for advances in electric power, communications technology, music recording and even the movies. But his biggest breakthrough doesn't get nearly enough attention.  In many ways, Edison invented modern inventing. Join Business History hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith as they trace the life story of a scrappy young boy with bad hearing who almost singlehandedly invented R&D.      See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

From Against The Rules: The Big Short Companion | Lender of Last Resort

When Michael Lewis wrote The Big Short, there was an extra character in the story: The Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the US, which bought up bad debt on the balance sheets of big Wall Street banks and trading firms. To better understand the Fed’s role in the financial crisis of 2008, Michael turns to UC Berkeley economics professor Emi Nakamura [https://econ.berkeley.edu/profile/emi-nakamura]. And in the process, we get a master class in how currency works, and why there’s still some gold in the vaults of the Fed. For more, check out Emi Nakamura’s Macro Policy Lab [https://www.macropolicylab.org/what-we-do]. Order The Big Short audiobook, now narrated by Michael Lewis, on Audible [https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Big-Short-Inside-the-Doomsday-Machine-Audiobook/B0FJTH21JS?qid=1758041668&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=W8EJYNFBTNKENZERAF3F&plink=MffxLjWat1SZzQ9C&pageLoadId=8twGCD6I2yKFLwtS&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4jMnkmyFmZT7j7R72nlNXz?si=b627a059b2e644cc], pushkin.fm/bigshort [http://pushkin.fm/bigshort] or wherever you get audiobooks. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Decoding Genetic Cancer Risk with Dr. Susan Domchek from Decoding Women's Health

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Susan Domchek joins the show to talk about the importance of knowing your genetic history, using genetic testing to understand cancer risk, and what you can do if you learn that you have BRCA gene mutation. Links to resources mentioned in this episode: Basser Center for BRCA [https://www.basser.org/] National Society of Genetic Counselors [https://findageneticcounselor.nsgc.org/?__hstc=11360235.2d21a4bdeabc3c6d59a635c81fe8d5c0.1760737666884.1760737666884.1760737666884.1&__hssc=11360235.1.1760737666884&__hsfp=1958342796&reload=timezone] National Comprehensive Cancer Network [https://www.nccn.org/] Note: In this show, we use “women” as shorthand for people with XX chromosomes. We understand sex and gender are more complex, and acknowledge the experiences we describe reach beyond that word. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.