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Our anxiety about information overload is unwarranted, says James Gleick, even in the digital age. The internet will cause a readjustment in the way we think, but so did the […]
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This interview was originally broadcast live on bigthink.com on May 3, 2012. Newberg is a pioneer in the neuroscientific study of religious and spiritual experiences, or neurotheology. Here he discusses […]
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Slavoj Zizek answers the question, “Do you think science has replaced philosophy in discovering the bigger questions of life?” Philosophy is not dying, he says — in fact, we need […]
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Ed Conard is Mitt Romney’s former partner at Bain Capital and the author of the provocative new book entitle Unintended Consequences, which argues that economic inequality is a sign that […]
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Ashley Madison founder Noel Biderman says that “through an affair, through a liaison, and even to some degree through the use of pornography and other things, [married people] can find […]
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We’re entering a very interesting stage of human history right now where we can start importing technology to enhance our natural senses or perception of the world, says neuroscientist David […]
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On Friday, 5/18/12 – timed to coincide with Facebook’s 95 billion dollar IPO – a guerilla detachment of Big Think hit Wall and Broad Sts, NYC with “Initial Public Offering” […]
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On Friday, 5/18/12 – timed to coincide with Facebook’s 95 billion dollar IPO – a guerilla detachment of Big Think hit Wall and Broad Sts, NYC with “Initial Public Offering” […]
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Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier argues that free technologies like Facebook come with a hidden and heavy cost – the livelihoods of their consumers.
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How can small businesses flourish in today’s disruptive age? Bestelling author Vijay Vaitheeswaran has three concise tips that make it easier for upstarts to take on the giants.
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Jane McGonigal argues that games are not a waste of time. In fact, she argues, “we need to look at what games are doing for gamers, the skills that we’re […]
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There’s definitely a misperception that women and girls don’t play games. In fact, 40 percent of gamers are women, and 94 percent of girls under the age of 18 play […]
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It’s perhaps too deterministic to say that your genes determine everything you do. It’s more like the deck of cards that you’re dealt at birth. What you do with that […]
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Susan Stautberg founded the group WomenCorporateDirectors with the aim of putting more women on corporate boards globally.
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Fashion guru Simon Doonan says Mark Zuckerberg’s personal style, “or rather lack of personal style, is very defining,” but also “very anti-fashion.” Doonan’s advice? “Go out and buy yourself a […]
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The filmmaker and futurist explains his belief in the self-reinforcing power of optimism and the exploration of ways to co-author our emotional experience.