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Sarah Smarsh: Why Most News Stories Aren’t True Stories

Sick of the news? Sick about the news? Maybe it’s not the content that’s exhausting or depressing but the way it’s conveyed. Journalist Sarah Smarsh reveals the missing element in your fast-flowing information stream, the nature of true story, and a new media landscape that will transform your relationship to the world.

Drew Blas: The Rebirth of Board Games and the New Social Revolution

Technology has powered a whole new paradigm of virtual “social” interaction and Facebook and its ilk are common household names that pervade our culture. But at dinner tables, coffee houses, and bars all across the world, a completely different social revolution is taking place: Board gaming.

These are not your parlor table staples, like Candy Land or Monopoly. Instead, find out what mechanisms the genre has discovered that capture our hearts and minds. Deception, cooperation, and quick-thinking are all skills that are rewarded in various ways.

Learn how this industry has revitalized itself with new titles that have broad appeal for both the young and old.  Finally, see how they’re helping to bring us closer together by closing the generation gap and making face-to-face entertainment cool again.

Brendan Wiley: Consider Saying Yes

That’s not our policy.  We have always done it this way.  We have all heard these road blocks.  We have all heard conversations ended.  What if no’s became yes’s.  What if road blocks became opportunities.  What if we considered saying yes?