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Big Think sat down with Pfizer scientist Manos Perros to talk about pandemics. The chief scientist in the anti-virals department, he's no stranger to developing drugs to counteract deadly diseases […]
I do not want green eggs and ham, I would rather have toast
“You’ve had your eight years. Now go away.” These were the words addressed to former White House political guru Karl Rove just four months after the end of President George […]
Some career journalists must feel like disenfranchised aristocracy. The high overhead of printing and distribution used to make quality content as rare, and therefore as valuable, as gold. But today, […]
Molecular biologist and biotechnology researcher Lee Silver says scientists in his field can’t catch a break. There is something about the study and manipulation of living things that sets off […]
There's good news and bad news about the openness of scientific information this week. The good news is that you might soon have access to more of it than ever. […]
When Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke recently claimed that the recession in America was “very likely over,” it was a relief for many. Sure, the United States may be the global […]
Love to live, is inevitable!
A year and a day after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, everybody—really, every single person I’ve heard comment from—is lamenting the lack of financial reform on Wall Street. Healthcare reform […]
Fewer than 20 percent of employees are "highly engaged" at work. That's what Gary Hamel, management guru and bestselling business author, told Big Think during a recent interview. He believes […]
If you enjoyed watching the thunderous hits and tackles of the NFL's opening weekend, remember this: playing pro football isn't exactly the route to a long, full life. Thanks to […]
We're rolling out two videos today from our interview with Ann Fudge, former CEO and Chairman of Young and Rubicam Brands, a marketing and communications firm. At the time, Fudge […]
I am standing atop a gorgeous valley of olive groves and goat herds. Black-veiled women lug baskets of fruit around town, whose buildings are still pockmarked with mortar fire. This […]
For better or for worse, Adolph Hitler has been inescapable throughout history, whether as a reminder of the evils of fascism or a rallying force for hateful extremists. A seminal […]
William Lane Craig ad absurdum One insufferable attribute of the faithful is the ability, nay, the indulgence of equivocating faith to explain all manner of things. Hume said it best: […]
The Free Library of Philadelphia (Philly's public library system) shuts down on October 2nd, 2009 due to budget cuts.
Just in time for New York's fashion week, Dan Ariely, the Duke Behavioral Economics professor and author of Predictably Irrational, sent Big Think a video on how fake designer sunglasses […]
We asked some of our financial experts - Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, former Forbes.com CEO Jim Spanfeller, and Time economics columnist Justin Fox - […]
Why politics is getting violent