The Latest from Big Think

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Carol Gilligan reflects on civil rights.
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Gilligan’s work has much relevance in other cultural contexts.
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The paucity of women in psychological studies was striking Carol Gilligan says.
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Carol Gilligan recounts a much greater impact than expected.
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Women answer moral questions from their relational understanding of others, Carol Gilligan says.
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Carol Gilligan discusses her transition from literature to psychology.
Permission marketing expert Seth Godin has written a new book called Tribes about leadership in a post-geography world. Is Nuveau Tribalism the path to leadership in the twenty-first century? Godin’s […]
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Elizabeth Alexander captures the Obama moment.
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The poet cites Adrienne Rich and “the dream of a common language.”
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The poet covers poetry’s dynamics, from graduate to grade school.
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The poet speaks to the breadth of influences that has created the genre.
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Elizabeth Alexander on the paradox of unprofitability.
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The poet describes how she crafted and read the inaugural poem.
James Bowman writes in the Wall Street Journal today that, beginning next month, the College Board will allow high-school students who have taken the SATs multiple times to submit only […]
Despite obstacles, including an estimated $350 trillion price tag, a University of Arizona astronomer wants to save the earth from global warming by firing trillions of mirrors ito the stratosphere […]