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The business expert reframes the customer-client relationship with some inspiration from Google’s Megan Smith.

GroundReport‘s CEO comes to the Big Think studio today to discuss all things related to the hyperlocal world of citizen journalism. Post your questions for Ms. Sterne here. Prior to […]

One would think humans would have a notion of preservation lofty enough not to get too bogged down in the semantics of the climate debate, but such is not the […]

Susan Boyle, an aspiring singer, rocks the house on Britains Got Talent 2009. Susan Boyle – Singer – Britains Got Talent 2009Uploaded by moovieblog

Campaigning has officially stopped one day before Iran’s presidential election. Voters will go to the polls tomorrow to choose from four official candidates who are (deep breath)… Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the […]

With traditional manufacturing jobs evaporating, green is becoming the color du jour around the necks of American workers. Every candidate promised the creation of green collar jobs in last year’s […]

An idea of God being an author, creator of ideas, which fuel the story, whether creating the scenarios, and the obstacles and even introducing the characters.

There isn’t any data supporting this fact, per se, but it is possible that images of Mario and Pac-Man are as instantly indelible as some of history’s most famous portraits, […]

Our world needs youth leaders in our communities now from ages 14-25. We need to harness their energy and ideas, give the tools effective leadership and then let them lead! Our leaders in the US congress, corporations, and non-profits need term limits to ensure that the torches of leadership pass smoothly. This will allow our elders to Think Big about new projects as the pass existing programs onto others.

The basketball and hip-hop culture term “dunkadelic” was created in 1997. Should the hoops and hip-hop inspired term be applied to the American English dictionary?

Is it possible for blogs to operate without the snark and juvenile potshots that have come to characterize online communication? Probably not, but that hasn’t stopped 15 Congressmen from attempting […]

Marc Ecko reveals what really excites him.

Teach For America founder Wendy Kopp discusses the importance of Teach For America’s active alumni network.

In blogospheric guru Adam Singer’s ever expanding quest to help us all become more productive and valuable individuals, he takes on the bane of creatives everywhere: overthinking. It keeps us […]

The professor talks about the conditions needed for a society to turn to hardcore use and if the recession might inspire an upswing.

Radio listeners freaked out when Queen’s six-minute magnum opus Bohemian Rhapsody debuted in the 1970s. Now the sprawling rock anthem is proving too much to handle for a new group […]

When trying to make foreign policy read like a thriller, Bergman says jogging offers the best way to clear his head.

In Hollywood programming, rival brands can come together in a number of ways. There is the traditional cross-over cross-promotional episode. Think Flintstones meet the Jetsons or the Simpsons meet the […]

With a name inspired by IBM and a cold and, dare we say, machine-like demeanor, 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL has become one of filmdom’s most enduring characters. But in […]

Robert Cialdini discusses the excitement of finding new explanations through research.

This article, from 2009, laments the lack of popular US protest movements at the time. What would the author say now? 

The game of basketball is one of absolutes, built on indisputable numbers. Either the ball went in the hoop or it didn’t. The game of diplomacy is very different. But […]

Perhaps it was a late arrival of American-style materialism that inspired dictators to cozy up with luxury and largess. So where have all the glam dictators gone? Hussein, Qadaffi, Mugabe […]

Though good for the planet, easy to park, and increasingly affordable, electric cars, at least those that rely on no supplementary fuel, can have one fatal flaw: they boast all […]

It makes sense that the world is currently in the midst of a board game boom. While America’s overall toy sales dropped 3% last year, board game sales actually increased […]

“The Cult of Celebrity is supported by an aggressive brainwash machine promoting the wrong heroes in the face of our stressed infrastructure. For example, in a film about a brilliant mathematician, we are trained to believe that the actor is the proper icon. Or in the case of a beautiful song about human rights, we are conditioned to venerate the performer. The net result: shortages of great mathematicians, shortages of social activists, but no lack of entertainment celebrities posing as gods.”

The comedian explains the inspiration behind the series on bizarre animals.

Carol Gilligan says the inspiration for her novel goes back to one Sunday with the New York Times Book Review.

Is your generalization of music correct in society today?

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