How to Be an Overnight Success

Maria Hatzistefanis

When the skincare company Rodial launched its cult "snake" serum, the press quickly called the business an "overnight success." However, Rodial's founder Maria Hatzistefanis had been toiling for 18 years, building the company from scratch in her bedroom. Now, the beauty boss sets out to demonstrate ho...

What's the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics

Andrew Leigh

Why catastrophic risks are more dangerous than you think, and how populism is making them worse.   Did you know that you're more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? The odds that a typical US resident will die from a catastrophic event--for example, nuclear war, bioterrorism, or out-...