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In his Floating University lecture, Dr. Nicholas Christakis explains why individual actions are inextricably linked to sociological pressures.
Whatever your traditions, the holidays are a time to drink egg nog lattes, reconnect with friends and family, struggle gracefully to keep calm, and look back on all you achieved […]
Instead of asking how digital technologies are transforming advocacy, is it more appropriate to ask how contemporary advocacy is transforming digital technologies?
A study has found that 48% of consumers feel overwhelmed by the relentless onslaught of new high-tech products. They also fear living in an ever- thickening cloud of radio waves.
The first QD televisions–like current flat-screen TVs, but with better color and ultra-thin displays–will be available in shops by the end of next year. And later, the roll-up version.
America's anti-piracy bill, "OPEN", is at least a useful starting point, unlike an earlier alternative, SOPA/PROTECT-IP, which was "blatant rent-seeking," says Eric Goldman.
Assessing a momentous year for new technology, John Naughton says Twitter rules and BlackBerry crumbles, and warns politicians that silicone start-ups generate few local jobs.
As we count down to the New Year, Big Think is surveying the ideas that will have the greatest impact in 2012. This idea was suggested by Big Think Delphi Fellow […]
There's a deep split in the European Union post the euro crisis summit. With Britain sidelined and other member states feeling steamrolled by Germany and France, what lies ahead?
It's time for a constructive foreign policy debate, so let’s drop the appeasement nonsense and argue instead about democratic realism, which is what Obama is really practising.
Facing the largest antigovernment protests in more than a decade, the Kremlin has, for now, softened its hard line against opponents. But is it simply digging in to wait them out?
The intriguing case of China’s success in obtaining the secret design of the American W-88 nuclear warhead illustrates the expertise of its espionage service—one that rivals the C.I.A..
A few months ago some said the U.S. was on the verge of a recession. Instead, the economy and efforts to renew stimulus are making headway. But for how much longer?
This 30-second spot was produced by Rick Perry’s campaign to run in Iowa in advance of the Iowa Caucus. The spot went viral on Youtube.
A Swiss government report finds that unauthorized file sharing is not a major problem and people should continue to be allowed to download copyrighted content for personal use.
Not only is China the country moving fastest to deploy the new internet protocol, IPv6, it is converting itself into the leader in developing advanced computing centers.
Mishandling personal data could cost multinationals billions of euros in fines and social media users would have a 'right to be forgotten' under proposed new E.U. data protection laws.
Using lots of brains each doing small tasks to together complete major jobs is not new but is enjoying a renaissance. Examples include Mechanical Turk, CrowdForge, and CastingWords.
One of the world's most wired countries, South Korea, illustrates the downside of high speed internet and real name verification–an epidemic of hacking, data theft and botnets.
Do stubborn people actually win? Maybe the reason they take such an aggressive approach every time is that it works, says Steven Pinker.