The Latest from Big Think

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Big companies start off with verve and energy and aspiration and incredible values outside the marketplace that fuel their growth, the grow to the point that they’re no longer in […]
PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics for testing special clothing used by US military personnel. PETMAN balances itself as it walks, squats and does calisthenics. PETMAN simulates […]
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Amid widely-publicized corporate scandals, global environmental threats, and powerful advances in biotechnology, says ethicist Paul Root Wolpe, big companies find themselves tromping through an ethical minefield, desperately in need of […]
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In this excerpt from his Floating University/Great Big Ideas lecture, Dr. Michio Kaku explains that string theory begins where Einstein's framework breaks down.
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Brad Burnham, Managing Parter at Union Square Ventures, explains that internet piracy isn't always a matter of stealing for the sake of stealing. Often, it's about gaining access when none has been made available.
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Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management in Toronto, on the power of changing the way you think.
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Roberto Diaz, former first chair of the National Symphony Orchestra, explains how exactly you go about bringing 80 to 100 musicians together in one synchronized, improvisational team.
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All organizations make mistakes. The economist Tim Harford argues that organizations need to create a culture where these mistakes are revealed, exposed and corrected as soon as possible.
This 30-second spot was produced by Rick Perry's campaign to run in Iowa in advance of the Iowa Caucus. The spot went viral on Youtube.