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Words of Wisdom from the legendary Chrysler executive: “Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can’t be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.”

Earth Day words of wisdom from the great Scottish-American environmentalist John Muir, excerpted from his 1901 book Our Natural Parks.

In case you missed it from earlier this week, Bill Nye visited Big Think to discuss dog evolution and what it teaches us about race.

Could humans someday live to be 1,000 years old? Life extension and radical longevity are rising topics of conversation among futurist circles… and wealthy tech entrepreneurs are listening.

School districts are learning that you can’t just throw technology into the classroom without a plan. It’s like throwing money at a problem instead of thinking up solutions.

In this introductory clip, Arianna Huffington discusses the importance of leading a well-balanced life. Huffington is the author of Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder. Her five-part masterclass, Learning How to Thrive, is available exclusively on Big Think+.

When a loved one dies, would you buy a perfume of their scent? Katia Apalategui would like to think so — after all, smell is a powerful thing.

“All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak — and speak in such a way that people will remember it.”

If you have to say “never forget,” you’ve probably already forgotten.

The value locked away inside asteroids is enough to raise the world economic ceiling to unbelievable heights.

For songwriter and a scientist alike, the delight is in peering into the unknown, reaching in, and pulling some strange, new thing out of the darkness.

Happy Birthday To The Person Who Literally Brought Us The Entire Universe “Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” –Edwin Hubble As […]

Chris Anderson, curator of TED Talks, explains how the plummeting price of bandwidth about a decade ago opened opportunities for new innovation to grow.

The single best way for businesses to remain vital is to cultivate the people that power them.

Most likely not, though Bill’s not ruling it out completely.

In case you missed it from earlier this week, Walter Isaacson visited Big Think to discuss the inextricable link between new technologies and creative communities built around them.

If Scrooge gave away just a few pennies, he would suffer a big loss of well-being; for Mother Teresa to suffer a comparable loss she would have to give until she were nearly penniless.

Researchers delve into Facebook, looking into what our status updates say about our personalities.

Shell has permission to drill off the coast of Alaska, but other oil companies are warning of potentially harmful long-term consequences.

Are you Homo Curiosus or Homo Definitus? 

Is it like that Corn God myth? Do you devour them? 

Irritation is a powerful force. It has the whiff of righteousness. 

“You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.”

Exclusion and a lack of diversity are the breeding grounds for harassment. “There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in […]

Writing is a recent innovation in the history of human evolution. So, how then is it that our brains organize this skill?

The CEO of Crowdfunder discusses disruption of the early stage finance process by way of exponential technology while also explaining the benefits of helping young entrepreneurs compete at scale.

Actress and comedian Maysoon Zayid, who lives with cerebral palsy, says that the disabled are the largest minority group in the world, and the only one you can join at any time.

See it over the coming six weeks, before it disappears and heads out of the Solar System forever. “I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and […]

Author and entrepreneur Andrew Keen recently visited Big Think to discuss his new book “The Internet is Not the Answer,” which explores the negative effects of Silicon Valley innovations on society.

As Sesame Street Head Writer Joey Mazzarino notes, every parent should have a puppet. It’s important for moms and dads to be unafraid of sometimes being silly.