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Gregoris Kalai
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Gregoris Kalai is a sophomore at the University of Virginia. Originally from Greece, he moved to the United States in 2011 pursue a B.S in Commerce. He is interested in languages, entrepreneurs disrupting the tech space, and politics of the Middle-East. Reach him at kalai@virginia.edu.

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The Jay Gatsby in All of Us

(0) Comments | Posted May 23, 2013 | 8:45 AM

There is a Jay Gatbsy in all of us. Despite our best efforts to be content and happy with what ever our current circumstances are, we have evolved to want more. More what?

Well, more of anything and everything. After all, that is the American dream, embodied in the smell...

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How Storytelling Can Transform Education

(15) Comments | Posted April 12, 2013 | 8:12 AM

The art of storytelling is underrated now more than ever. A story, in its purest form, is possibly the most human way to communicate. Yet with the advent of technological and scientific advances, this forgotten art has taken a backseat to other, more data-driven, ways of communication.

A place where...

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Disconnect to Connect

(1) Comments | Posted February 13, 2013 | 10:05 AM

My generation's lives are arguably the best documented in history. Think of any event you attended in the past month, and search for its hashtag online, and chances are you will find a plethora of content documenting its every angle.

While the question itself is a simple one, I often...

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Bridging Cultures Through Art: HONY in Iran

(2) Comments | Posted January 8, 2013 | 10:40 AM

"Humans of New York"-- HONY for short -- is a popular blog run by Brandon Stanton that has become a cultural phenomenon through photographing ordinary people around the streets of New York City.

Since 2010, HONY has archived photographs of people from all walks of life and...

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5 Reasons Apple Should Buy Flipboard

(3) Comments | Posted December 6, 2012 | 10:39 AM

Flipboard is an app for iOs and Android devices that is revolutionizing the way we consume content. It aggregates social media, magazines and select websites, and morphs them into a personalized magazine. In short, instead of going to five or six websites every morning to check what is...

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Why Both Campaigns Are Doing It Wrong -- and Why It Is Too Late to Fix It

(0) Comments | Posted October 23, 2012 | 9:44 AM

I am not an American citizen. In fact, I have only been in this country for a little over a year. Despite being nonpartisan and having no stake in the outcome of the upcoming election, I am worried by the kind of tools both campaigns have been using to spread...

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Zuckerberg's First Post-IPO Interview: What it Means for the Future

(0) Comments | Posted September 12, 2012 | 1:09 PM

Mark Zuckerberg spoke to Techcrunch's Michael Arrington this week in a highly anticipated fireside chat for the first time after Facebook's IPO (NASDAQ:FB) in May. Merely six months later, it is no news that Facebook's stock has not been doing well. Arguably the most over-hyped and under-delivered market event in...

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Microsoft to Break Into Consumer Product Market, Tries to Be Too Many Things at Once

(14) Comments | Posted August 30, 2012 | 10:14 AM

Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is in the process of opening a string of retail stores across the country in a recent effort to create a community for its current and prospective customers. Its 23rd outpost opened last week at the Prudential Center in Boston.

It is hard...

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