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Health expert David L. Katz discusses the complexity of nutrition and how he became interested in preventative medicine.
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In partnership with Pfizer, Big Think presents an online forum on breakthroughs in medicine featuring presentations by top figures in the fields of personal genomics and pandemics.
Plenty has been made of the transcendent, uniting force of music, particularly in the wake of Michael Jackson’s untimely death and the subsequent celebration of his international musical legacy. But […]
Often when we hear people arguing about the point of sex, it is defenders of sex education who fight moralist crusaders that want to save it for marriage and procreation. […]
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For scientists to better correlate genes and disease, millions of people need to voluntarily have their genomes analyzed.
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Genetic testing made Discover editor Boonsri Dickinson fear for the future of her eyes, and her gut.
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Boonsri Dickinson had three direct-to-consumer companies analyze her genetic susceptibility to disease, and the results were all over the map.
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Paul Hoffman, Big Think’s Editorial Chairman, introduces a panel discussion on genetic testing.
You could make a compelling case that the American comic book industry has never been more fascinating. Much of that has to do with Hollywood running out of original ideas […]
The next evolution of the computer age is perhaps upon us. No longer will we be concerned with hard drive size or ram. It will just be about speed to access the net and home computers will be merely portals
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This essay describes a model for urban development that takes into account and makes use of the externalities that exist in the built environment. Buildings and the people that inhabitat them makes neighborhoods and vice versa the value of a building is in its locations. How can better frame this relationship between an object and its environment? How can develop strategies for a integral area development that learn from the best global examples?
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A conversation with the President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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To create a culture of wellness, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, urges business and government to prevent illness in the first place.
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Why we may be first generation in modern history to raise offspring less healthy than ourselves.
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Electronic medical records will empower patients to self-manage their health, says Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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The CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation calls for improved access to healthcare information so patients can decide if operations and therapies are actually needed.
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, implores hospitals to focus more on “ultimate outcomes”–patients getting better and staying healthy.
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With donations and endowments drying up, charities and philanthropies should approach the economic downtown differently, says Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.