The Latest from Big Think

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Alaa Al Aswany examines the human body.
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Putting people to work in green-collar infrastructural jobs can buoy the economy and provide relief to homeowners, says Van Jones.
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Chuck Close on the passion of Brangelina.
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Chuck Close is anticipating a cultural renaissance.
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Chuck Close on supporting the arts even in a recession.
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The contemporary artist on selling a nonessential product
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The contemporary artist draws comparisons between Kennedy and Obama
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The contemporary artist refutes the notion that auction houses need government oversight.
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The contemporary artist says the best time to make art is when everyone thinks art is dead.
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The contemporary artist says integrity is the essence of artistic success.
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Chuck Close says comparing art dealers to Wall Street crooks is unfair.
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Chuck Close on the virtues of the upper classes.
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Chuck Close on new American values.
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The contemporary artist talks about where he was when Martin Luther King, Jr. died and meeting Malcolm X.
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The experimental psychologist discusses the quest for understanding what makes us tick.
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The experimental psychologist examines himself.
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The experimental psychologist says not all problems have to have a moralistic solution.
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Steven Pinker deconstructs the evolution of speech.
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“You’re kind of unclear as to why this Leviathan would just be kind of a fascist dictator, as if that would be better than life in the state of anarchy.”