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Signs often have an effect opposite to that intended. The problem is that to persuade people not to do something, you first have to raise the issue, increasing its salience in their minds.
As tens of millions of members of the Baby Boomer generation rapidly near retirement age, America is in need of innovative new solutions that will help it prepare for an […]
Two prominent tobacco researchers have argued against adopting a "well-meaning" health policy that would see adult movie ratings in the U.S. for films with on-screen smoking.
In a controversial new book, clinical neuroscientist Daniel Amen sayd that the key to weight loss is first to identify which type of over-eater you are, otherwise your diet won't work.
As Summer 2011 draws to a close, we at Big Think are taking a look back at the most significant ideas presented on our site by Big Think experts. You, our viewers, voted with your clicks.
It is the premise of the course that there are precious few important ideas relevant beyond their specific disciplines, but that it is these very ideas that are the foundation of a modern education.
A potentially serious hurricane bears down on tens of millions of people in the Northeast. How will they respond? The psychology of risk perception suggests that some might be at risk not just from the weather itself but also from the danger that arises when our fears don’t match the facts.
A 5.8 earthquake hits the East Cost. New Yorkers quake. Californians laugh. Along comes a Category 1—no wait, tropical storm—hurricane. Now, not all New Yorkers are quaking; instead, while some […]
The international summer of troubled and/or troubling public art continues and, I hope, concludes with the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, which was to officially take […]
Unsure if you should care about the Keystone XL pipeline controversy? In his latest essay for Dissent, my friend Mark Engler neatly encapsulates the issues at stake. It's not just […]
As events unfold, many are pondering what the fall of Col Qaddafi will mean for the rest of the world.
The founder of a successful corporation steps down. Then what? At Ford and Walt Disney, long periods of stagnation or decline, followed by renewal. Now it's Apple's turn.
Author Carmine Gallo has studied Steves Jobs' success and wants us to ask how can we learn to unleash our inner Steve Jobs to advance our business, our careers, and the world.
Long seen as the heir apparent to Apple, Tim Cook will have a couple years during which Apple's product line is more or less determined. But can he carry the company after that?
What if we could predict which businesses would survive, and which would crumble? Business author Michael Raynor explains his theory for identifying disruption and changing your industry.
Postponed by the threat of hurricane Irene, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will open soon in Washington D.C. How is the leader's dream interpreted by contemporary America?
In a potentially innovative if not also troubling strategy, Al Gore's Climate Reality Project has asked their online supporters to donate for one day their Twitter and Facebook accounts to […]
So one of the guys at Panera Bread this morning asked my view on the FLAT TAX or FAIR TAX or whatever. My reponse was that my objection to the […]
This week got me thinking - what are the chances that New York City could experience shaking from > M5 east coast earthquakeand potentially be struck by a Category 2-3 […]
Ryan Blair, CEO and author of Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went From Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur, argues that independent employees are good for business.