Bestselling author Daniel H. Pink explains that just because fewer people occupy job positions called "salesperson" doesn't mean members of the workforce are doing any less selling.

The late popular science writer felt very strongly that facts and theories should be understood to be two separate things.

"Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation, in turn, becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on to the future."

Sam Harris is embarrassed by the word "spirituality" because of its past misuse as a religious term. Despite its spooky etymology though, he argues that there's no better word in the English language to describe one's personal and intimate exploration of human consciousness.

In case you missed it from earlier this week, retired NBA Commissioner David Stern visited Big Think to discuss the NBA's legacy of diversity.

In case you missed it from earlier this week, retired U.S. Congressman Barney Frank recently visited Big Think to discuss the rhetorical power of humor.

According to President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the reason his nation recovered so swiftly from the financial crisis is because the democratic will of the people was prioritized over the financial interests of the markets.

Word of wisdom from the famed British conductor: "A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence."

"To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed."  

Ridicule, says Frank, was one of his greatest weapons in Congress. The retired Massachusetts congressman shares how humor can help win friends and arguments.

The acclaimed self-help expert recently visited Big Think to discuss his new book and share stories about what wealth and generosity mean to him.

"Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on."

Businesswoman and investor Barbara Corcoran shares her tips on amassing social capital by way of branding. This is the first video in a helpful Corcoran playlist focused on guiding small business owners and emerging entrepreneurs.

Joseph Joubert was a French essayist whose collected works were not published until after his death in 1824.

"Discrimination still exists. Some people feel that their own beliefs are being threatened. Some are unhappy about unfamiliar cultures. They all need to be reassured that there is so much to be gained by reaching out to others; that diversity is indeed a strength and not a threat."

Bill Nye the Science Guy addresses the national risks associated with producing a generation fraught with evolution deniers. He also addresses critics who claim evolution doesn't exist and attempts to examine why they can't bring themselves to accept the facts.

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern discusses how diversity forms the foundation of the league's recent growth and success. At one point, Stern was told the NBA was "too black to thrive." Now, it's as popular as ever.

Journalist Eric Schlosser, an executive producer on the film Food Chains, discusses the exploitation of poor workers in the American food system.

"Every system that we build will surprise us with new kinds of flaws until those machines become clever enough to conceal their faults from us." -Cognitive scientist Marvin Minsky  

Biographer Walter Isaacson discusses the contributions of both Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace to modern computer philosophy.