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Big Think is hosted a live event about the future of search technology on February 1, 2011, in San Francisco.

Embracing Crazy Ideas

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Beyond the Search Box

Are we willing to take risks in order to bring about innovation? X-Prize Foundation’s Peter Diamandis and Chess Grandmaster Gary Kasparov weigh in on the state of innovation today.

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