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Edmund White is one of the finest writers writing today, and the fact that he is writing a blog for the New York Review of Books—or, moreover, the fact that […]
Dan Ariely, the author of "Predictably Irrational " and "The Upside of Irrationality " stopped by Big Think's offices yesterday to talk a little about the findings in his new […]
There have been repeated attempts by activists to deliver desperately needed supplies to Gaza since the Israeli blockade, ably assisted by Egypt, turned this narrow strip of land – one […]
"Remarkable claims require remarkable proof." -- Carl Sagan The "multiverse" idea—once thought to be so crazy it only belonged on late night television—has now become the dominant theory in all of […]
How did writer, actor, and filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell come out? "I think I told a woman who was on top of me," he jokes in his segment of Big […]
In the wake of the deadly flotilla boarding involving Israeli troops and resulting in multiple deaths, outrage has been expressed around the world. One of the strongest cries of outrage […]
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"In the final analysis, governments generally don't embark on policies that may well mean their political demise sooner rather than later."
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If we’re being even a little optimistic about future CO2 levels, warns the energy and risk analyst Charles Ebinger, then we’re in trouble.
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Will futuristic energy solutions such as fusion and biofuels ever live up to the hype surrounding them?
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Even if there is, "dirty" coal in developing countries still poses a major problem.
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The "global nuclear renaissance" may finally be at hand. But can the technology be kept in the right hands?
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Wind is becoming a more viable (if still controversial) energy source, but effective solar power may have to wait until the nanotechnology boom.
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Pushing developing countries to slow development because of the energy crisis we’ve created is not just unfair—it’s dangerous.
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A conversation with the director of the Energy Security Initiative at the Brookings Institution.
“A woman has no peace as an artist until she proves over and over that she won’t be eliminated,” Louise Bourgeois once said. On Monday, this plane of existence eliminated […]
There was a time, in the now dim and distant past, when Israeli Commando actions were often heralded as brave and awe inspiring. Take for instance the no nonsense approach […]
While artificial intelligence has yet to realize its often dramatic promises, the development of brain science has led thinkers to prioritize the mind over the body as the center of the self.
As diagnosis of mental illness has changed with shifting cultural attitudes, now the term "nervous breakdown" is being reevaluated. Are you on the verge of "burnout syndrome"?
New technologies are turning smart phones into credit cards and cash registers, but as usual, there are trust issues and people are nervous about abandoning their wallets all together.
Leonard Pitts takes the pulse of those affected by the Gulf Oil spill and finds that many who once opposed big government maneuvers are now begging for its assistance.