Tag: Willy Shih

  • Nation & World

    One way of putting it

    Harvard scholars offer their picks for the word that sums up 2023

    6 minutes
    Conceptual illustration of people pointing to different dictionary entries.
  • Nation & World

    Where’s all your stuff? It’s complicated.

    HBS’ Willy Shih on the shipping logjam and trucking shortage that could spell trouble for holiday retails and how the ubiquitous dollar stores, which rely on imports from Asia and low wages, are hoping to defy dark trends.

    9 minutes
    Customers leave a Dollar Tree.
  • Nation & World

    DNA, assemble

    A concept for seeded all-or-nothing assembly of micron-scale DNA nanostructures that could extend nanofabrication capabilities and enable creation of highly specific diagnostics.

    7 minutes
    William Shih.
  • Nation & World

    And now, the way forward

    Harvard faculty members reflect on the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and the challenges that await them in the months ahead.

    25 minutes
    Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office.
  • Nation & World

    What will the new post-pandemic normal look like?

    The coronavirus pandemic is forcing changes big and small to the economy, to society, even to the trajectory of young lives. Harvard experts weigh in on some key areas.

    19 minutes
    Computer with a mask.
  • Nation & World

    Coronavirus economic fallout won’t be ‘done with by June’

    A Harvard Business School expert on Asian industry said restarting the global economy in COVID-19’s wake won’t be easy, and the task won’t begin until the worst effects are past, perhaps months from now.

    13 minutes
    Shipping containers with China stamped on them.
  • Nation & World

    Coronavirus likely to infect the global economy

    A Harvard Business School expert says effects will strengthen as manufacturers everywhere feel the pinch of slowing one of the world’s largest economies.

    7 minutes
    HBS Prof Willy Shih.
  • Nation & World

    Bad bridges to nowhere

    Harvard Business School brings together top leaders in academia, government, and business to consider and address the nation’s transportation and infrastructure shortcomings, which have led to a lag in global competitiveness.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Students vs. computer

    Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan students put IBM’s groundbreaking, “Jeopardy!”-winning computer to the test in a live match-up on Oct. 31. But outsmarting Watson, it turns out, is a not-so-elementary task.

    5 minutes