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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, How Things Go Viral, and the Neuroscience of Mindfulness

28 min • 11 september 2014

Discover the "perfect storm" of factors that made the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge so popular; learn how to apply big data to make big waves with your business; and learn why our brains are not hardwired for a sense of well-being.

Senaste avsnitt

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