The Latest from Big Think

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The filmmaker thinks Little Levi is cute and loves the way he taunts Sarah Palin. But he advises Levi to show us the goods before he gets fat and bald.
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Why does society treat coming out like some sort of solemn event? Film director John Waters riffs on sexuality and why he doesn't jive with many of our current cultural perspectives.
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Waters tells about some of his favorite bars, including those rare gay bars that play rap music. “Rap music, for some reason, really alienates gay people, which makes me laugh.”
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Once you’re in your forties, it’s time to quit whining, says the filmmaker. “A 20-year-old that’s angry is sexy; a 64-year-old man that’s angry is an asshole.”
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The filmmaker misses seeing perverts having sex in public bathrooms—so he instructs us on the proper technique for inconspicuous bathroom hijinks.
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John Waters defends the creation and consumption of obscene films, and recommends some of his personal favorites.
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Contemporary art hates you, says the filmmaker, and in some cases—like a mold-infested blank canvas by Karin Sander—it could actually poison you.
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The filmmaker was raised with “fascist-ly good taste”—which is probably why he rebelled. But he’s thankful for this upbringing because “you can’t have fun with bad taste unless you know […]
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Why the new dean, Nitin Nohria, needs to stay focused on the “people realities” of the job.
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America will continue to be more creative and innovative than China (for the time being), because entrepreneurship requires a sense of individuality.
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Business schools may not have been focused enough on teaching future leaders how to keep an eye on the downside in an interconnected world.
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Companies today need to think about sustainability across a variety of dimensions, says Light: “It’s water. It’s natural resources of all kinds. It’s also in a world of change of […]
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Surprisingly, business education is very much the same as it was 100 years ago, say the outgoing dean.
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A conversation with the outgoing Dean of Harvard Business School
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Budweiser is an American beer, and Stella Artois has been Belgian for centuries, yet they all fall under the umbrella of AB InBev. In a multinational company, where does corporate […]
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Ohanian’s new company raises money for the developing world by marketing products aimed at “geek” culture. The company’s first high-profile project has generated enough revenue to open a new school […]
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How to tailor a link so that it soars to the top of the site.
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In a highly-publicized episode, Reddit defied its parent company Conde Nast and ran pro-marijuana-legalization ads on the site—for free.
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After being purchased in 2006 by publisher Conde Nast, the company has walked a fine line between attempting to monetize its traffic and remaining true to its community.