Prose might be an insomniac either way, but the author finds writing to be a useful—and important—distraction.

Though the literary canon is ripe for an update, Prose argues there’s still a lot to be learned about contemporary culture from the classics.

Francine Prose discusses reading as a writer and the importance of influence.

Author Francine Prose uncovers some unexpected things about the young diarist—most notably that her diary wasn’t a diary at all, but a heavily edited and re-written memoir.

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Technology is even in the works to make truly mobile diabetes management, with sensors attached to a phone that can measure and transmit biological data such as blood glucose levels

With just 70 days left before December’s critical international climate talks in Copenhagen (COP15), the heat is on to bring the world to an agreement on a plan for emissions […]

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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed its opinion on Google Book’s proposed settlement with the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers concerning its massive digitization project which aspires […]

A conversation with the five-year restaurant critic for the New York Times.

Food critic Frank Bruni has eaten at nearly every New York hot spot. He dishes about what wows him, his favorite meal of all time, and whether the city’s Italian […]

Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni predicts that the farm table movement is here to stay.

Frank Bruni recently stepped down as the New York Times’ restaurant critic. He explains the science of evaluating, the challenge of avoiding cliché, and the democratization of online food reviews.

The former New York Times restaurant critic and author of Born Round: the Secret History of a Full Time Eater reflects on his childhood and entrée into the business of […]

Legendary cartoonist Robert Mankoff just stopped by Big Think to discuss the intricacies and origins of humor. Mankoff, who has created some of the most popular cartoons in the New […]

When Gary Vaynerchuk visited Big Think to talk about wine and the new media revolution, he stressed the facts that there are many podcast niches waiting to filled by enthusiasts […]

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