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It's safer to travel by airplane than by car, but people feel more secure on the road. The likely reason is that we feel less threatened when we have some […]
Yesterday, Big Think went West to Mountain View, CA to sit down with Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of personal genetics company 23andMe, a Google-backed start-up that makes home genetics tests available […]
A lot of people are crying the blues over the slow demise of the home delivered newspaper. I'm not one of them although I've been a journalist my entire adult life.
Irish singer, composer and painter, Gavin Friday stopped by the studio today. Among many topics, he spoke about growing up in Ireland, his work, his friendship with U2's lead singer, […]
Yesterday, Wired Editor-in-Chief and author of "Free: The Future of a Radical Price", Chris Anderson, joined Big Think's co-founder, Peter Hopkins, for an interview in Mountain View, CA. Anderson offered […]
John Kerry and Barbara Boxer’s new Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act is being trumpeted into the Senate this week. The act, stronger than the bill passed by the […]
Winmark Authorized Agent Group Audi A3 2.0 T - Comfort Whether commuting in heavy traffic or cruising down the highway, the A3's cabin remains pleasantly refined. Tight-fitting doors, windows and […]
A month of fashion goes out with a bang this week in the city that does it best—Paris. As recent Big Think guest and New York Magazine fashion director Harriet […]
I have little hope in the United Nations when it comes to issues of accountability abroad. That goes in spades when it comes to places like Afghanistan. Case in point: […]
Long considered an extension of a world populated by characters with capes, superpowers, and bad nicknames, the graphic novel has suddenly become the go-to vehicle for recounting history. It could […]
Economist editor Matthew Bishop has a knack for looking on the bright side: in this age of capitalism, inequality and multi-billionaires, Bishop focus on potential rather than gloom. His book, […]
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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 […]
One of my parents works in a cardiologist practice, one of my siblings is a nurse and I myself am covered by the Spanish public healthcare system. While ours views […]
To my F&B friends, travel safely, and I hope to see yer smilin' faces in the Big Apple shortly!
A lot of hay has been made in recent years out Paul Ekman's idea that some basic facial expressions are universal -- that all people express and recognize emotions like […]
Let's Hope Not, But It Could Be, Indirectly
Steve Abrams, the owner of the New York City staple Magnolia Cupcakes just stopped by the office for an interview. While he didn't bring any treats, he did offer up […]
Big Think had the pleasure of sitting down with Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D. this morning. Dr. Jamison is, first and foremost, Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School […]
When attending the Mobius LA forum hosted by the American Institute of Architecture this weekend, a lecture about site-specific art picked my brain. I became obsessed by the subject of […]