Culture & Religion — October 1, 2009

Rock Scissors Paper

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Poker champion Annie Duke visited Big Think today. Not only is she good at high-stakes cards, she is a former winner of the World Series of Rock Paper Scissors. She told us about gender differences in poker and how poker strategies can be applied to business.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

A group of five people stands in front of a brown van, channeling their inner Richard Feynman. The background features a wall adorned with lush plants, setting the perfect scene for these everyday heroes.

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Why isn’t Richard Feynman your personal hero?

One of the 20th century’s most famous, influential, and successful physicists is lauded the world over. But Feynman is no hero to me.

A hand holds a tablet displaying a fluctuating green stock market graph, capturing the attention of day traders with its dynamic curves and axis lines in the background.

Business

How to “day trade” attention: 5 key digital branding strategies

Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia, explains how to find branding success by making “boulders” out of “pebbles.”

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The Present

The overlooked virtues of a crowded world

In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.

A smiling bald man is positioned in front of a collage featuring a large clock, a graph, and a timeline spanning from 2004 to 2010. The background is primarily yellow with various black and white elements, reflecting Horowitz hindsight at its finest.

Business

The hard thing about hindsight: Why looking back has its limits

Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller “The Hard Thing About Hard Things.”

High Culture

How the internet changed news, according to The Onion

What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.

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