Asad BadruddininScience Fiction and TraditionWhen Henry Ford Met Thomas EdisonI am fascinated by the encounter between two generations of entrepreneurs.Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Asad BadruddininScience Fiction and TraditionThomas Edison’s Greatest InventionI believe Edison’s greatest invention was his public image. He was no doubt a great inventor of technological products. But he failed to…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Asad BadruddininScience Fiction and TraditionThomas Edison on ResilienceIn the early evening of 7 December 1914, an explosion rocked Thomas Edison’s film-finishing building, part of he complex of buildings…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Asad BadruddininScience Fiction and TraditionThomas Edison’s Lifelong Struggle With FocusThomas Edison supposedly proposed to his second wife in Morse code. He learned it as a telegram boy. He would study it for 18 hours a day…Mar 6, 2017Mar 6, 2017
Asad BadruddininScience Fiction and TraditionAre Great Cities Polarizing?I was napping on a hill called Bernal Heights one afternoon. I was woken up to a buzzing sound over my head. I opened my eyes and there was…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
Asad BadruddininScience Fiction and TraditionLessons from the Founder of the American Civil Liberties UnionThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded during World War 1 by Roger Baldwin. During the time, activists and conscientious…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
Asad BadruddinThe Trump opposition has a branding problemThe Trump opposition needs a slogan. Last week I attended the protests at SFO airport. Hundreds of people gathered there to oppose the…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
Asad BadruddinCompanies that careThere is a Whole Foods near my apartment. I don’t buy many things from there since it is expensive, but I’ll buy a few things that I need…Jan 3, 2016Jan 3, 2016
Asad BadruddinSabeen’s EulogyTo really understand Sabeen’s work, one must know Karachi. Cities are designed by their architects to fulfill certain functions. They…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
