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9mins
The Grammy-nominated artist reflects on a life of heartbreak and a future full of hope.
Unlikely Collaborators
Freethink asks three different kinds of experts to answer this question.
Veteran investor Sujal Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nautilus Biotechnology, helps us sift golden nuggets from the loose shale of entrepreneurship.
DE&I has come under fire — but our leaders should still embed allyship deep within company culture. Here’s a plan.
“Dune: Part One” screenwriter Eric Roth spoke with Big Think about the challenges of bringing Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic to the big screen.
Eric Olson — CEO and co-founder of Consensus — takes his cues from the university of legendary coaches.
7mins
Nike athlete and famed Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin shares how she turned her pain into purpose.
Unlikely Collaborators
7mins
Marketing maverick Gary Vaynerchuk reveals how empathy, listening, and patience aren’t just virtues – they’re your ultimate advertising tools.
Big Think spoke with animator and animation historian Tom Sito about the cyclical evolution of animation.
How to juggle while walking a tightrope — at work.
6mins
Former SNL star Jay Pharoah answers our most challenging questions about life, self-esteem, and changing his mind.
Unlikely Collaborators
Fantasy, meet statistics: The census comes to Middle-earth!
How to say, "In many ways, Proust is similar to Joyce" and get away with it.
6mins
Jim Lee, President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, tells us how his childhood obsession with Superman changed his life.
Unlikely Collaborators
From "The Castle of Otranto" to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, these books changed the literary landscape.
31mins
Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, rock icon Steve Albini, and comedian Fred Armisen told Kmele how they make sense of the world — and leave their mark on it.
36mins
Are we the stories we tell? Kmele sat down with legendary conservationist Jane Goodall, actor Terry Crews and psychologist Dan McAdams to discuss how humanity makes its meaning.
See the world through the eyes of a horse — or a cake pan.
10mins
“Only a narcissist would want to become president.” This is the psychology of an authoritarian unpacked.
Every successful leader can mine golden knowledge from the works of the Bard.
Discover how the threads of myth, legend, and artistry have been woven together by storytellers to craft history.
The toilet “is a portal to a mysterious otherworld.”
Want to write a time-travel story? Do so at your own risk.
Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.
Pure cinema is about removing redundancy so that even the smallest detail serves a purpose in relation to the bigger picture.
According to bushido, your life is of secondary importance to key virtues, like honor, loyalty, and justice.
Voyage into the lawless world of experimental literature.
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.