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Of all the characters in The Big Short, fund manager Michael Burry (depicted by Christian Bale in the movie version) seemed the least likely to grant Michael Lewis a follow-up interview. Burry was one of the first to see the subprime housing market crisis

Economist Juliet Schor has studied every kind of business and found that thoughtfully reducing work hours benefits employees, improves productivity and increases profits. She explains how you too can enjoy a three-day weekend with insights from her new bo

Why is Silicon Valley where it is? How did a narrow valley in California become the epicenter of the computer age? People usually say it's because of Stanford, or the weather. But the answer may be something much more … Freudian.

Brooke Henson disappears from her home in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. No one can find her. She's presumed dead. Then, seven years later, police receive a startling tip.

How do you build a commercial airplane that can fly on battery power -- and win the approval of regulators around the world?

In light of the news about FTX, we are replaying Sam Bankman-Fried's episode and trying to figure out what to make of everything he told us earlier this year.

How do you teach computers to tell people what they want to know, even if they don't know how to ask?

Erika Cheung's first job out of college was as a scientist at the now infamous biotech company, Theranos.