The Latest from Big Think

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Old age offers protection against swine flu, says Peter Palese, chairman of microbiology at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
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A conversation with the co-founder and editor in chief of the Huffington Post.
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As a mother in the media industry, the “Huffington Post” mogul is torn between her business and her daughters.
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Arianna Huffington says Obama must be more muscular with healthcare and the economy.
Thanks to online media, says Arianna Huffington, Bush’s torture practices will not easily be forgotten.
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Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi advises on the spiritual tools one can use to confront both spiritual and physical ills.
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Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi describes his spiritual “technology,” Big Heart Big Mind.
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Heartbreak set Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi on the path to enlightenment.
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“A restaurant used to be business. Now it’s much more.”
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Harry Ostrer, Director of the Human Genetics Program at NYU, criticizes companies that now offer home DNA tests. In five years, he envisions predictive genetic tests for prostate cancer, breast […]
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Journalist Paul Hoffman moderates a 50-minute panel discussion about in-home DNA tests and the connection between genes and disease.
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Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University Blair Sheppard talks about how sustainability became embedded into global business plans and where to search for the next big […]
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Shinya Yamanaka’s stem cell research could pave the way for peace between scientists and ethicists, says Harvard Professor David Scadden.
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Oncologist David Scadden explores the hypothesis that cancer grows from stem cells and how future cancer treatment might focus on stem cells, not the whole tumor.
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Co-Director of Harvard Stem Cell Institute David Scadden reveals how 1960s research into surviving radiation stumbled upon stem cells.
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Amanda Congdon explains how business and public figures can best take advantage of social media.
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The executive producer and host of sometimesdaily.com discusses modern media.
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Amanda Congdon discusses sharing her life with the Internet.