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Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei explains why he continues to fight legal battles in Chinese courts that are rigged against him.
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We have generated a huge amount of information, which is very cheap to collect. But we are now able to see patterns and develop a new understanding of data. This […]
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Michio Kaku says that God could be a mathematician: “The mind of God we believe is cosmic music, the music of strings resonating through 11 dimensional hyperspace. That is the […]
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Cass Sunstein presents his “nudge” approach to regulation at the 2012 Nantucket Project.
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The physicist on the spiritual consolations of realizing we’re probably unique in the universe, and not part of some greater plan.
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The physicist argues that our common sense is based on evolutionary imperatives that have less to do with the universe as it is than with what our ancestors needed to […]
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Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen argue why the future will empower the good, not the evil.
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The cornerstone of improvisation around the world is a great two-word phrase called “yes, and.” “Yes” means that you accept everything that’s brought to you, regardless of who brought it […]
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Penn Jillette says there is no such thing as a war on Christmas. And yet, Jillette says we’re leaving out “close to 30 percent of the population of the United […]
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John Hagel says we have designed jobs in the U.S. that tend to be “tightly scripted,” “highly standardized,” that leave no room for “individual initiative or creativity.” In short, these […]
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With the victories for the marijuana legalization initiatives in Colorado and Washington on Election Day 2012, it really presents the White House and the Attorney General with a dilemma.
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Big Think’s chief economist Daniel Altman favors a “gradual solution” to fixing the U.S. debt. Tightening our belt, Altman says, “doesn’t make sense if you can borrow at low interest […]
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Victor Cha says that North Korea’s leadership is not the comic strip version that it is made out to be. As a matter of fact, they are quite rational. We […]
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Here, in a Big Think interview at his Beijing studio, Ai Weiwei discusses the challenges China faces to becoming a truly “great nation.”
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Jack Hidary argues that bonuses should be structured to incentivize innovation, rather than just fulfilling day-to-day activities.
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Peter Thiel delivers the keynote address at the 2012 Nantucket Project, arguing that the U.S, is resting on its laurels, and no longer innovating.
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Psychologist Kevin Dutton presents the classic psychological test known as "the trolley problem" with a variation. Take the test and measure you response on the psychopathic spectrum.
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Henry Rollins says “let’s make college tuition either free or really low and if you have a country full of whip-crack smart people you have a country the rest of […]