The Latest from Big Think

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Only if we fix the inequities in basic human development, says Glenn Loury, Harvard’s first African American tenured professor in the economics department.
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Economist Glenn Loury is angry that the President’s handling of Louis Gates’ arrest distracted from the real issues.
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A conversation with the Brown University economist and author of “Race, Incarceration and American Values.”
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Paul Root Wolpe is the director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University and the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Bioethics. Wolpe is a pioneer in the field of […]
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To best-selling “Good to Great” author Jim Collins, the most challenging times for businesses are the good ones.
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Author Jim Collins thinks the best employees need no motivation; leaders trip up when they destroy that drive.
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To prepare for the next calamity, business strategist Jim Collins suggests being “fanatically disciplined” all of the time, not just during tumult.
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Best-selling author of “Good to Great” and “Built to Last,” Jim Collins reflects upon his childhood and constant professional struggle.
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David Cutler explains the burgeoning friendship between Obama and insurance companies.
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David Culter discusses America’s difficulties in solving big social problems.
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David Cutler describes the need for new medical technologies and pinpoints the sectors are poised to deliver these changes.
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David Cutler details the three common features of today’s successful industries, and explains why healthcare falls short on each of them.
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The Harvard economist, David Cutler, outlines healthcare’s biggest inefficiencies, and explains how to solve them.
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Big Think Interview with Harvard Professor of Economics, David Cutler.
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David Cutler, Professor of Economics at Harvard, explains how an emphasis on cutting costs has made us lose sight of the most important issues in healthcare reform
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A conversation with the Executive Director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology.
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Women’s health expert Paula Johnson is worried that there are systemic issues restricting women and minorities from access to proper to medical care, both in the United States and internationally.
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Connors Center for Women’s Health Executive Director Paula Johnson defends the importance of healthcare designed for women and describes the latest advances in the field.
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A Conversation with the The Executive Editor of BlackAgendaReport.com.
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The BlackAgendaReport.com Executive Editor’s greatest ethical dilemma involved helping out Barack Obama.