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Peter Thiel articulates the divergent perspectives on what brought the U.S. economy to the brink.

Peter Thiel on whether the United State is the next Japan.

Peter Thiel explains the lessons learned from the burst of the technology bubble.

Peter Thiel on what the decline of hedge funds means for Main Street.

Peter Thiel provides full context for the current economic crisis.

Oliver Sacks discusses the intersection of writing and medicine.

Oliver Sacks remembers his first encounter with sleeping sickness.

Oliver Sacks discusses some bizarre cases from his most recent book “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain.”

Oliver Sacks discusses sterovision, amusia, and how his books come together.

Oliver Sacks talks about his interest in studies of sensory perception.

A classic from Big Think’s archives in which Dr. Sacks explores the idea that brain disorders are also alternate lenses on reality.

Oliver Sacks explains the difference between natural and induced hallucinations.

Looking at the individual behind the disorder with Oliver Sacks.

Oliver Sacks discusses changing the brain through meditation, and listening your way to Harvard.

Oliver Sacks explains the different but equal hemispheres of the brain.

Humans naturally create stories and narratives, says Oliver Sacks.

Some of Darwin’s most revolutionary ideas were introduced through botany, says Oliver Sacks.

The benefits and dangers of iPod listening.

Neurologist Oliver Sacks identifies what we still don’t know about the human brain.

From the credit crunch to the energy crisis, American car manufacturers must weather what Taylor calls a “perfect storm.”

Taylor points out that Cadillac sells to dealers, not to customers; the success of any given dealership lies with the dealer.

Although 70 percent of a customer’s buying process takes place on the internet, the emotion, (and the pricetag), involved mean that the deal is almost always clinched in person.

Cadillac president Jim Taylor on the road not taken.

Cadillac was “literally dying” in the 80’s, says Taylor. After undergoing a ten-year overhaul, they have finally reclaimed their legacy.

Jim Taylor recalls the problems with automotive environmentalism.

Cadillac President Jim Taylor on the discrepancy between banks and automakers.

Cadillac’s Jim Taylor on why design is more important than functionality.

Taylor warns that his is a tough business, but that the universality of car ownership makes it the “Superbowl” of manufacturing.

To focus on both long and the short-term goals, Taylor remembers “Urgency, action, empowerment” and “Keep the end in mind.”

Jim Taylor on the elusiveness of American luxury.