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What Rights Should Children Have?
Only two countries, the United States and Somalia, have failed to sign the Convention on the Rights of the Child. To mark the 20th anniversary of the convention, Big Think and UNICEF asked educators, policy makers, and activists how far we've come in protecting children and what work remains to be done. Watch
November 19, 2009
The Future of Conservatism
The publication of Sarah Palin’s memoir, “Going Rogue,” is the latest skirmish in the fierce ideological battle among Republicans. Who will fill the GOP power vacuum and lead the conservative movement? And what will this new conservatism look like? We asked politicians and prognosticators, and we'll be posting their answers all week. Watch
November 16, 2009
What Do Women Really Want?
Our eleven-part series looks at female sexuality in all its glorious diversity, from women who have touch-less orgasms to women who choose not to have sex at all. We spoke to psychosexual therapists, gender experts, and research psychologists. Watch
November 10, 2009
Funny Business at the New Yorker
We lift the curtain on the cartoons that have made it into the venerable 90-year-old publication. Watch
October 18, 2009
The Future of Pandemics
As the world grows more interconnected than ever before, new viruses inevitably appear and spread rapidly across the globe. In response to the escalating global concern over such diseases, Big Think is exploring the nature of viruses, the surprising ways in which they can be communicated, and how we can better prepare ourselves for pandemics in the future. Watch
October 18, 2009
