The Latest from Big Think

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20mins
A conversation with the owner of Magnolia Bakery in New York City.
5mins
Sometimes adding more locations to a famous hole-in-the-wall spot isn’t the best idea. Steve Abrams, owner of Magnolia Bakery, describes the push-pull.
3mins
Steve Abrams, owner of Magnolia Bakery, dropped out of college one semester in. Would his life be different with a degree?
3mins
Steve and Danny Abrams have owned restaurants and bars in New York City for the past several years. What’s it like being in the same industry as a family member?
21mins
A conversation with the award-winning author and chronicler of the Native American experience.
2mins
How raising children changes the creative process.
2mins
The writer explains why he idolizes ideas, not people.
1mins
How getting inside a character’s mind can mean going out of your own.
3mins
Sherman Alexie recounts his winning battle with alcoholism.
5mins
Sherman Alexie weighs the joys and frustrations of different publishing formats.
4mins
Sherman Alexie reveals how success has, and hasn’t, changed his life.
3mins
The National Book Award winner and comedian explores the ancient connections between narrative and comedy.
37mins
A conversation with the author of “Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground in Iraq.”
5mins
It’s the golden age for the little guys, says author and journalist Chris Anderson. What will it mean for large companies?
4mins
Chris Anderson on the next innovation that will make waves. Plus, which CEOs are using technology the most successfully these days.
4mins
Soon, the community will invent products and big companies will scale them up to mass markets. Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson explains.
3mins
When you democratize the tools of innovation and production, what happens to the manufacturing industry?
2mins
Remember when we made a big deal about Microsoft’s monopolistic abuse of the computer desktop? In hindsight, that was silly.
2mins
The massive platform competition means companies must do everything they can to retain customers. The marketplace will sort itself out, says Chris Anderson, author of Free.
7mins
In the digital world, there’s disconnect between the price of production and the final price of the product. What does this mean for business? Wired editor-in-chief, Chris Anderson, explains.