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Gregory Ferenstein

Latest articles by Gregory Ferenstein

Technology
I quizzed dozens of Silicon Valley elites about inequality. Here’s what they told me.I quizzed dozens of Silicon Valley elites about inequality. Here’s what they told me.
Technology

A survey of 129 technology CEOs and investors provides an in-depth look at their views about the connection between wealth and merit.

By Gregory Ferenstein
Technology
The unusual politics of Silicon Valley, explainedThe unusual politics of Silicon Valley, explained
Technology

How Silicon Valley titans use their influence and cash to change American politics.

By Gregory Ferenstein
Technology
Silicon Valley’s Unique Politics Explained, in Six ChartsSilicon Valley’s Unique Politics Explained, in Six Charts
Technology

The tech elite love the Democratic Party in the same way they love the health care, transportation and education industries -- as a hodgepodge of aging leaders ripe for disruption.

By Gregory Ferenstein
I lost weight by eating lots of bacon and cream. Here’s a scientific explanation for why.
Features

Some health experts are starting to embrace fats again. I took this advice to the extreme.

By Gregory Ferenstein
The Wolverine Diet: I gorged on bacon without gaining weight (but maybe hurt my kidneys)
Health Care

Here’s what happened when I tested the diet Hugh Jackman used to get in shape for X-Men.

By Gregory Ferenstein
The cubicle gym: How I used science to make my work day freakishly healthy
TV

Desk jobs don’t have to make us fatter, sicker, and duller. It’s possible to transform nearly any office into a place that leaves us fit and energized.

By Gregory Ferenstein
archives
Why Silicon Valley billionaires love Burning ManWhy Silicon Valley billionaires love Burning Man
archives

Next week the elite of the tech world will spend time at Burning Man, an anarchist festival in the Nevada desert. A who’s-who of Silicon Valley has attended in recent years.

By Gregory Ferenstein
archives
Zappos just abolished bosses. Here’s why.Zappos just abolished bosses. Here’s why.
archives

The shoe retailing giant Zappos is in the process of adopting holacracy, a management philosophy that replaces conventional hierarchy with governance by committees.

By Gregory Ferenstein