The Transformation

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When research is cheap, conviction becomes priceless

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Eric Markowitz

Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]

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How the right kind of sports analytics can transform business thinking

Whether it’s LeBron’s shooting patterns or your corporate AI strategy, actionable insights are the key to turning data into meaningful results.

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Tim Chartier

Tim Chartier is the Joseph R. Morton Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Davidson College, and an advisor to the US Olympic Committee, NFL, and NBA. He is the author[…]

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The rising value of in-person connection

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Eric Markowitz

Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]

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5 ways AI can create stronger teams

Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank highlights an AI-powered pathway towards more productive and more creative teams.

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Investing in the next generation of AI

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Why AI for business means a revolution in efficiency

Philosopher and author Christopher DiCarlo outlines the key areas where AI continues to reshape the labor landscape.

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Why “human-AI symbiosis” is essential for business and society

An approach based on collaboration and empathy can place “connection with people” at the heart of AI’s purpose.

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Sam Altman: The superintelligent robots are coming

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Why 2025 will take us closer to the “Turing horizon”

Chetan Dube — founder and CEO of Quant — tells Big Think why a pivotal and monumental year for agentic AI has just begun.

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Inside Google’s quantum computing breakthrough

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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The key to techno-scientific progress? “Bubbles”

From tulips to Bitcoin, bubbles have been given a bad rap as destroyers of dreams — but they’re essential for our brightest future. Here’s why.

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Ethan Mollick’s 4 guiding principles for leading with AI

The Wharton School professor — and author of Co-Intelligence — outlines ways we can tap into the AI advantage safely and effectively.

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The basics of post-COVID monetary policy, explained by an economist

“Understanding more about monetary policy and the economic regime that you’re living under can help ease some of the fundamental uncertainties [that have been] prevalent since COVID, and help you make better decisions in your day-to-day life.”

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