John Bruton, the EU Ambassador to the United States, has an uncommon combination of outsider’s and insider’s insight into how the U.S. government works. He talked to Big Think about […]
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I understand why Americans love lists. It jives with our competitive ethos, not to mention our Trump-like love of superlatives. Ours is a culture of Top Ten Lists, Best-Of Issues, […]
Surprise! As if expectations weren’t high enough for the new American president, Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after nine months in office, and all without achieving […]
Romania just unveiled a new memorial dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of gypsies and Jews killed during the Holocaust. This is no small accomplishment for Romania. The country has […]
Most people. in fact I have never met anyone who the slightest idea of the working of own mind their motivation.
They are just a collection of beliefs that rule their thinking and their every thought.
They disagree with other people without understanding anything they have said.
They propound wisdom ,
that they are incapable of comprehending what they have just said ,as I see it,I have also done.
and I am still doing.
as for as I can tell.
Peter Sisson calls himself a serial entrepreneur, having founded three companies and just launched his fourth. His newest venture, Line2, is a company that hopes to change the way we […]
Their stories and misadventures have inspired some of Hollywood’s greatest films. They are the hucksters, burglars, and schemers whose love for taking risks and search for outrageous fortune made them […]
LASIK Surgery Complications LASIK continues to be one of the safest and most effective vision correction procedures available, but still poses some health risks. If the laser beam is not […]
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I am befuddled. We are handing the Pakistanis a check for $1.5 billion next year and their top military brass is angry, calling it “typical American arrogance?” I agree U.S. […]
At a certain point in time—perhaps sooner than most people think—the ever-increasing average human lifespan will begin accelerating faster than people age. This moment, according to anti-aging expert Aubrey de […]
Just because a religion is forced upon a child, it does not mean that the are permanently brainwashed.
Days after protesters took to the streets in Rome and Barcelona against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his grip on Italian media outlets, the Italian courts have issued their […]
The American Bar Association’s slogan is “Defending Liberty, Pursuing Justice.” Pursuing justice for the rich and powerful? Must be. From what I’ve read it can’t be for the poor and disenfranchised.
Cruise ships are, environmentally speaking, one of the very worst ways to travel. They suck up tons of energy both in and out of port, spew diesel particulate matter harmful […]
The current forecast for the H1N1 virus seems quite grim. Referred to originally as “swine flu” last spring, it has already spread to more than 180,000 cases worldwide, and shows no sign of slowing anytime soon. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has predicted that 30 to 50 percent of the nation’s population could eventually be infected, with up to 90,000 deaths if the virus mutates into a more aggressive version.
Professional poker champion Annie Duke is no stranger to crude name-calling at the table; it’s all part of being a successful female gambler. Duke has sat down next to so […]
Irish avant-garde artist, Guggi, came by Big Think today. He spoke to us about growing up in Catholic Ireland in a Christian Fundamentalist household, his childhood influences, his art and […]
Subaru Forester 2.5XT Limited While this fresh Forester isn’t perfect, our criticisms may seem insignificant to compact SUV shoppers. The slow-witted four-speed transmission makes the turbocharged engine feel less powerful […]
Despite prevailing ethnic stereotypes, the boxing ring used to be a prominent arena for a number of dominant Jewish fighters. In a history that has been noticed mostly by boxing […]
Batten down the hatches, people who work in tech support from Bangalore to Bangor. Google’s tribute for today celebrates the invention of the bar code. Replacing those playground-friendly letters with […]
Today companies like HedgeLender LLC offer securities-backed lending structures that meet the needs of today’s financial consumers.
What causes people to act as they do — the way they’re made, or the way they make, as they go through life? Often in the mind sciences, stable traits […]
Imagine life losing all semblance of stability and becoming subject to a series of occasionally terrifying hallucinations where you streak across the solar system. For Big Think’s recent guest, Kay Redfield […]