While the Euro sinks in value, France argues for a stronger central bank to regulate the currency. Germany seems opposed by Chancellor Merkel may be playing the long game.
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So BIG THINK reports a study that shows that social networking stimulates generosity. Here’s how: Rather than be shunned by one’s fellow generous networkers or “friends” (as in Facebook friends), […]
Editor’s Note: After a holiday that’s all about gratitude, it seemed appropriate to post this. Please welcome Jessa Jackson as she tells the story of how she went from Mormonism […]
“We don’t think a modern messaging system is going to be email,” said Mark Zuckerberg recently. He isn’t the first to suggest that email is dead and he definitely won’t be the last.
The US journalist has survived a terrible encounter with Egypt’s interior ministry. Tweeting from Cairo’s turbulent Tahrir Square, she was arrested and abused but finally released.
Marketing professional Geoffrey James reminds business hopefuls that rejection is only a moment in time. Fearing rejection, however, can hold your business back for years.
Entrepreneur Matthew Toren has picked up what lessons he could from business mogul Richard Branson. Among them is Branson’s desire to live fully in the moment.
My August 20th blog entry, “MARS Updates Including The Curiosity Rover, The Flow of Liquid Water and Possible Manned Missions” mentioned that NASA was preparing to launch its latest Mars […]
When the Pilgrims landed in New England in 1620, they faced disease, a food shortage, a harsh winter and unfamiliar landscapes. Besides befriending native tribes, technology saved the day.
Politicians and commentators use the word “green” to discuss just about anything. Renewable energy, on the other hand, is clearly defined and does not exist as such.
It’s the economy, stupid. The conventional wisdom is that Barack Obama’s re-election chances hinge on the state of the economy. While some of my readers are already convinced for some […]
Photonic chips, which use lightbeams to do computering instead of electrons, have advanced greatly in recent years. Now rearchers at MIT want to put them in your personal devices.
Usually on Thanksgiving I put on a sweater, crank up the heat, eat some turkey and watch some football. This year, I am trying to decide between kayaking along the […]
The Illinois State Geographical Survey is set to begin pumping one million tonnes of CO2 into a layer of sandstone 7,000 feet beneath the Earth’s surface. It’s a little publicized climate change solution.
By taking advantage of the low refractive index of low-density aligned nanotubes, University of Michigan researchers have made 3-D objects appear as nothing more than a flat, black sheet.
The world’s most-used manufacturing materials, steel and aluminum, are being replaced by layered carbon fibers, which being lighter than traditional materials, saves on fuel costs.
When Harvard researchers created a computer game that mimicked online social networks, they found that selfish people were quickly excluded, motivating a change in behavior.
The International Energy Agency, often criticized for its bias toward nuclear and fossil fuels, reports that renewable energies are becoming competitive even without subsidies.
Read the recap of Day 1 here. Day 2! I have to admit I missed the first talk of the day by Joe Nickell (see my previous post about goings-on […]
Today we will take a few minutes to show a little appreciation for an important right in Western society – the right to divorce. It is important to celebrate this […]
One evening last week I attended Tech Night at my daughter’s elementary school. Sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), it’s an evening designed to bring parents of the school’s […]
In many areas of the increasingly networked global economy the middleman is more in demand than ever.
Based on current discovery rates, we will have discovered thousands of exoplanets by 2020. But how can we concentrate on habitable ones? One astrobiologist proposes a unique solution.
The abundance of oil in the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, might fill state and private coffers but will the profit come at the expense of sustainable environmental policies?
Having a space vehicle capable of launching humans into orbit, and beyond, remains the gold standard among the international space community. For the moment, only Russia has that.
To most journalists, a good story is defined in large measure by how much attention it will get. A story that makes page one, or leads the newscast, is […]
Nobody’s so politically correct as to be offended by Happy Thanksgiving. From a merely historical point of view, maybe we should be more sensitive.
The Amwell Township of western Pennsylvania sits on one of the world’s largest natural gas reserves. But are the political benefits of mining natural gas worth the human costs?
Ahead of a U.N. climate conference, another large cache of emails stolen from climate scientists has been published. Where does such fervent doubt over climate change come from?
I’m eager to join in the “Which five books on a desert island?” game suggested by Big Think editor Dan Honan in a recent post. As a blogger, would-be critic, […]