28 Feb How Do the Olympics Make Money? The Olympics Business Model Explained
Do you actually know where most Olympic revenue comes from, or do you just assume it's ticket sales?...
Economics
28 Feb What Will Future Jobs look Like
If machines take your job, what exactly are you supposed to do next?...
03 Feb NFTs Are Fueling a Boom in Digital Art. Here’s How They Work
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in Art, B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Technology, WSJ
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives. The heart of the problem, he says, is the insidious idea that we can do it all. As entrepreneurs and executives find...
24 Nov Fashion’s Naked Truths
Do you actually know which industry produces more carbon emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping put together?...
16 Nov Universal Basic Income Explained – Free Money for Everybody?
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in B1 - Intermediate, Business, Economics, Politics, Popular Culture, Problem Solving
If the government deposited enough money in your account every month to cover your basic needs, would you keep showing up to work?...
11 Nov The economics of K Pop
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in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Music, Politics, Polymatter, Popular Culture
When a music fan buys a CD they will never play, what are they actually purchasing?...
22 Oct How the rich avoid paying taxes
Do you actually know the difference between income tax and capital gains tax, and why that difference matters so much to the people at the top?...
18 Oct Beeple Explains The Absurdity Of NFTs
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in Art, B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Business Insider, Economics, Popular Culture, Technology
Can you own something that has no physical form and that anyone can copy for free?...
18 Oct Could digital currencies put banks out of business?
Could you explain, right now, the actual difference between a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and a digital currency issued by your government?...
18 Oct How do governments make money?
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in A2 - Pre-intermediate, B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Economics, Management, Politics
If your company made a loss last year, did it pay zero taxes? Or is the picture more complicated than that?...