Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Painters … pipefitters … principals?

Scott McLeod

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Why does it bother me so much to see principals on this list?

St. Paul (MN) Public Schools Labor Agreements

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A composite image showing a galaxy with red circles marking stars on the left and multicolored expanding rings with Earth on the right, all set against a grid background, illustrating concepts like Hubble tension studied by Wendy Freedman.

Starts With A Bang

Is the Hubble tension real? Exclusive interview with Wendy Freedman

Different methods of measuring the Universe’s expansion rate yield high-precision, incompatible answers. But is the problem robustly real?

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Big Think Books

John le Carré’s son joins the Circus with his new book

With “Karla’s Choice,” Nick Harkaway had an impossible mission: maintain his father’s legacy while staying true to his voice.

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Business

The Steve Hanke interview: “Writing a tweet is the endgame of the Feynman Technique”

The veteran economist joins Big Think to unpack the new rules of social media, explain tariffs, and recount his adventures in Albania.

A man in glasses and a suit jacket, resembling John Green, stands in front of a light background with a purple rectangle and abstract black lines.

Books

‘Everything is Tuberculosis’ author John Green on writing, anxiety, and illness

John Green opens up about his struggle to remain hopeful while writing about suffering and injustice.

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Books

5 classic science fiction novels written by scientists

What happens when scientists “write what they know”? Some amazing science fiction stories.

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