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Creating an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Arab world is the next logical step in consolidating the political gains of the Arab spring and stabilizing the region's volatile economic environment. That’s […]
When my sister married a man she had only known for nine months, seventeen-year-old me thought that was a bad idea. “Why not live together first?” I asked. Because, she […]
When I tape a radio segment for WEAA’s AFRO/FIRST EDITION with Sean Yoes, I usually gather more information than we have time to cover. Yesterday was no exception, when I […]
The X Prize Foundation will offer a $10 million prize to the first team that significantly boosts the speed and accuracy of D.N.A. sequencing, which could open wide new medical horizons.
There's a very good chance that generating food from traditional farming and livestock practices will not be able to keep pace with the world's population boom.
"The $2.6 trillion the United States is spending on health care is too much, and we can reduce it without rationing or sacrificing quality," says Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D.
The holy grail of blood research, man-made blood, will soon be tested on humans. Within a decade, it could supply much of the world's need, saving countless lives around the globe.
A growing body of research suggests that laughter can really benefit your health. From improving immune function to lowering blood pressure, a good guffaw is good medicine.
Are you a Big Thinker? Are you a Serial Thinker? Are you always the first person to offer your opinion? Then there's a good chance you're an Ice Breaker. You […]
To be a successful investor, you don't want to be jumping from one company to the next. Instead, William Ackman says, pick a company that you can own forever.
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In this portion of his Floating University lecture, activist investor William Ackman talks about investing in the kind of company that you can own forever. In other words, what is […]
The technologies that contribute to automation are likely to follow an exponential pattern, which means that more industries will start to lose jobs at an astounding rate as machines get […]
It's always exciting news for us at Big Think when one of our own has published a new book. Today we are excited to spread the word about Mark Seddon's […]
How can individual employees as well as managers create a more pleasant work environment? Thinking positively and giving to others are two good places to start.
--Guest post by Sarah Merritt, American University doctoral student. As we begin to look back at the Iraq war in hindsight, it is clear that more scholarship needs to focus […]
Listening to Mozart won't make your child a mathematician, but Shakespeare can help make her more social.
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According to physician and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, the major problem with health care in the U.S. is the country spends twice as much on health care as […]
The next Scientific Revolution is already underway. And it may make it possible for you to celebrate your 150th birthday, says Sonia Arrison.
Born in Moscow, Teichberg moved with his parents to Queens and later attended Princeton. After trading derivatives on Wall Street, he now spends his resources fighting the industry.
The principle of presidential campaigns run by Ross Perot, Steve Forbes and now Herman Cain is that politics are broken and only a business leader can repair them. True?