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In this live interview, Matthew Hutson discusses the ideas in his new book The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking.

"Be yourself" can seem like risky advice in a competitive job market. But you know what’s riskier? Being nobody. Apple Ad Man Ken Segall explains how he followed his passion […]

The former Black Flag frontman opens up about his early life and the risks he took to get where he is today.

Mercedes Rosalba Aráoz Fernández has observed that women leaders, herself included, tend to collaborate more openly and distribute power more liberally than males do. The not-very-surprising result, she says, is […]

Big Think Chief Economist Daniel Altman explains the benefits and the difficulties of taxing so-called "externalities," such as carbon emissions.

Big Think’s Jason Gots talks with Maddie Grant, co-founder of social media consulting firm Socialfish and co-author of the book Humanize, about how social media is reshaping business and organizational […]

The philosopher on why Melancholia is actually an optimistic movie.

Radiolab uses cutting edge audio tech and ancient storytelling techniques to evoke wonder in an entirely new way.

Ten ways you can cut food addiction by changing the information going in your body and upgrading your biological software.

According to Bill Nye, if you stop exploring, you’re not going to move forward as a species. Your country’s economy will also fall behind. After all, space exploration stimulates the […]

Rebecca MacKinnon is a founding member of the Global Network Initiative, a multi-stakeholder initiative to advance principles of freedom of expression and privacy in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) […]

The future of film is collaborative storytelling, says Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards.

People in positions of power need to be committed to increasing the representation of women on boards and in other leadership roles, or it won't happen, says Monique Leroux.

There’s a big difference between being smart and being wise, and also being intelligent, frankly, says futurist Edie Weiner.

Donald Rumsfeld reflects on his over 50 year career in public service with Big Think -- the highs and the lows, the challenges and the triumphs. From his call to […]

We don't really want what we think we desire, says philosopher Slavoj Žižek.

The question as to whether or not we are hardwired for religion and spirituality is an important one, says pioneering neuroscientist Andrew Newberg. "When we look at how the brain […]

Internet policy expert Rebecca MacKinnon discusses the social possibilities and challenges presented by new digital technologies.