The Latest from Big Think

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13mins
The economist on income tax, bankruptcy, small business and social security.
3mins
The economist on how best to stimulate the sluggish economy.
4mins
The question is if Wall Street will undergo lasting structural change.
6mins
The economist looks at the run-up and reaction to the financial crisis.
4mins
The economist assesses economic reform under Obama.
44mins
A conversation with the author and co-director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
4mins
Healthcare expert Ron Dixon insists technology should be used to enable relationships.
12mins
A conversation with Associate Medical Director, Massachusetts General Hospital, about incentivizing care givers to spend extra time with patients and focus on health outcomes.
4mins
Ron Dixon, Director of the Virtual Practice Pilot at Massachusetts General Hospital, believes patients and physicians should have the same level of access to electronic medical records.
4mins
Medical expert Ron Dixon says we need to eliminate perverse incentives from healthcare and start paying for performance and quality.
28mins
A conversation with the playwright and founder of the Brooklyn Writers Space.
12mins
Writing needs better teachers while theater just needs more stages.
7mins
The playwright on creating the Brooklyn Writers Space.
3mins
“I don’t actually have any expectation to make money as a playwright until I’m really, really old.”
6mins
Abolish ordinary health insurance and expand catastrophic coverage.
5mins
The filmmaker shares the trials and tribulations of movie making.
15mins
A conversation with the producer and director of the film “Transcendent Man”.
6mins
The filmmaker talks about his future, his desires and his favorite films.
3mins
The filmmaker talks about the futuristic ideas of Ray Kurzweil.