The Latest from Big Think

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After growing up a fundamentalist Christian in a predominately Catholic country and then heading the rowdy Irish goth/post-punk band, The Virgin Prunes, Guggi, has developed a unique insight into faith—shun […]
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Does sexuality impact the world of professional bonding? Internet entrepreneur Peter Sisson weighs in on the issue. This video is part of a “Profiles in Entrepreneurship” series with Start Out, […]
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A conversation with the founder and CEO of Line2.
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Peter Sisson, founder and CEO of Line2, remembers mistakes he’s made in launching companies and offers advice to rookies looking to secure funding in a dry economy. This video is […]
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Longtime entrepreneur Peter Sisson has a strategy for attracting and retaining a cohesive team: eliminate salary envy.
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Line2, a telecommunications startup hatched by Peter Sisson, hopes to change the way we communicate at work.
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Peter Sisson, founder and CEO of Line2, is a serial entrepreneur, having launched Wineshopper, Mixonic and Teleo. He offers concrete advice on how to launch a company. This video is […]
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Freddie Mac CEO and Dartmouth Trustee Chair Ed Haldeman ’70 cites an early and powerful influence in his career: Dartmouth economics Professor Emeritus Colin Campbell. His comments were taped on […]
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Freddie Mac CEO and Dartmouth Trustee Chair Ed Haldeman ’70, on how one individual in one specific area can have wide-ranging social impact. His comments were taped on Sept. 21, […]
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Brown University President Ruth Simmons discusses the need to consider the “human dynamic” when considering social change. Her comments were taped on Sept. 21, 2009 during a panel discussion entitled […]
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Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter comments on the future of health care delivery and the need to make sure that any efforts to improve health care delivery in poor […]
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Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter comments on the need to find common goals and shared values as a foundation for meaningful social change. His comments were taped on Sept. […]
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Global health pioneer and Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer comments on the vision of his friend Jim Yong Kim, as Kim begins his term as the 17th president of […]
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Global health pioneer and Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer emphasizes the need to bring “systems thinking” into the discussion of improving the delivery of health care world-wide. His comments […]
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Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer, MD talks about the influences early in his life that led to his career in medicine. His comments were taped on Sept. 21, 2009 […]
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The champion of the 2006 World Series Tournament offers tips on how to recognize patterns behind what your opponent throws out.
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From “frigid bitch” to “cunt,” Annie Duke is no stranger to name-calling at the table. She’s even classified the men she has met into categories.
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Professional competitor Annie Duke recalls the best and worst advice she’s received during her career.
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There are plenty of psychological dilemmas when it comes to immortality, but the moral issues are unequivocal.