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1 billion people in the world lack clean drinking water and over 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation services. Peter Thum came up with the idea for Ethos Water in 2001 […]
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If you choose to go to this other country, you really should obey the laws, including the laws about currency exchange.
At Davos in 2011, the World Economic Forum launched the Global Risk Network to help global leaders think about risk in a more proactive way.
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Chris Cerf, Commissioner of New Jersey Public Schools, defends recent sweeping education reforms in New York City and New Jersey.
Nathan Myhrvold describes techniques for cooking the perfect burger, including dousing the patty in liquid nitrogen.
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Myhrvold offers tips for grilling, including lining your grill with aluminum foil and brushing veggies liberally with oil to get extra flavor from dripping fat.
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How do you reconcile your desire to honor your own values without forcing the people you want to help into more dangerous conduct? Former New York Times columnist Randy Cohen […]
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When did the CIA begin using drones and what are they used for? What is the real purpose of drone strikes? Do other countries use drones? Notre Dame expert Mary […]
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Nearly 100,000 deaths occur each year as the result of medical errors. That is the equivalent of a fully loaded 747 crashing every four days throughout the year. Notre Dame […]
Carl Sagan describes the so-called "Drake Equation," named after Frank Drake of Cornell, in the program Cosmos, episode 12 "The Encyclopaedia Galactica." The Drake Equation is used to calculate the […]
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How will content be delivered to consumers moving forward in the 21st century? Billions of dollars are at stake, and Avner Ronen's company Boxee is a key disruptive force.
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Cyber warfare is one form of espionage that is currently being waged between the U.S. and China. In the event of a full-scale conflict, how would this war be fought, […]
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Is it ethical to profit from someone else’s innocent error? Former New York Times columnist Randy Cohen answers the first in a series of Big Think readers' ethical questions.
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What's the future of online retailing? Adam Bryant of The New York Times interviews Susan Lyne, CEO of Gilt Groupe, which offers insider access to top luxury brands at discounted […]
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During the lead up to the financial crisis certainly several of us saw at some point that there were major problems and we talked with clients.
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According to Chahal, the right hiring is key to innovating, executing, and winning as a company.
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Booz & Company's Chief and Marketing and Knowledge Officer Tom Stewart moderated the Big Think panel made up of Michael Schrage, MIT Sloan School of Management research fellow, theoretical physicist […]
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A panel of Big Think experts debates the impact of education on the industries of the future.
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Eric Greitens is a former Navy SEAL and the current CEO of The Mission Continues. He is also the author of The Heart and The Fist: The Education of A […]