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Strategic planner Dev Patnaik explains why younger generations view goods as disposable, why older generations view them as durable, and how businesses need to re-orient themselves accordingly–or lose teenage consumers […]

Jump Associates CEO Dev Patnaik debunks the corporate America myth that some products are only valuable if they’re cheap.

Companies that want to be prosperous can learn from the President’s intuitive ability to connect with people.

Author Dev Patnaik maintains that the ability to understand the feelings of your work colleagues is key to innovation and success.

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely worries about the consequences of giving away products and services online.

The behavioral economist reflects upon the day that his emotions got the best of him.

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely tackles the moral dilemma of administering placebos in medicine.

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the conventional wisdom behind knowing and liking.

Dan Ariely, the author of “Predictably Irrational,” believes in associating undesirable tasks with pleasurable activities.

Making decisions while sexually aroused isn’t worth the risk, says Duke economist Dan Ariely.

A conversation with the author of “Predictably Irrational” and professor of behavioral economics at Duke.

A Conversation with the ACLU Director.

ACLU Director Anthony Romero sees plenty of work ahead for President Obama.

Anthony Romero charts his career as a rights activist.

ACLU Director Anthony Romero is growing impatient about Obama’s lack of decisive action on gay rights.

ACLU Director Anthony Romero explains how the ACLU has evolved over the years, and describes the challenges and rewards of leading such a unique group.

The U.S. has plenty of work to do in terms of maintaining uniform international policies, enforcing freedom of the press, and monitoring law enforcement.

ACLU Director Anthony Romero expresses his disappointment at Obama’s handling of Guantanamo Bay and American torture policies, and offers an ACLU-approved solution.

The foreign policy expert claims that if it weren’t for the possibility of mutually assured destruction, the U.S. might attack North Korea.

Journalist Paul Hoffman moderates a 50-minute panel discussion about swine flu and other world health threats.

Paul Hoffman, Big Think’s Editorial Chairman, sets the stage for a panel discussion on global epidemics.

Old age offers protection against swine flu, says Peter Palese, chairman of microbiology at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center.

A conversation with the co-founder and editor in chief of the Huffington Post.

As a mother in the media industry, the “Huffington Post” mogul is torn between her business and her daughters.

She worries that we are the next Pompeii.

Arianna Huffington says Obama must be more muscular with healthcare and the economy.

Thanks to online media, says Arianna Huffington, Bush’s torture practices will not easily be forgotten.

Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi advises on the spiritual tools one can use to confront both spiritual and physical ills.

Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi describes his spiritual “technology,” Big Heart Big Mind.