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How do you reconcile your desire to honor your own values without forcing the people you want to help into more dangerous conduct? Former New York Times columnist Randy Cohen […]
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When did the CIA begin using drones and what are they used for? What is the real purpose of drone strikes? Do other countries use drones? Notre Dame expert Mary […]
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Nearly 100,000 deaths occur each year as the result of medical errors. That is the equivalent of a fully loaded 747 crashing every four days throughout the year. Notre Dame […]
Carl Sagan describes the so-called “Drake Equation,” named after Frank Drake of Cornell, in the program Cosmos, episode 12 “The Encyclopaedia Galactica.” The Drake Equation is used to calculate the […]
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How will content be delivered to consumers moving forward in the 21st century? Billions of dollars are at stake, and Avner Ronen’s company Boxee is a key disruptive force.
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Cyber warfare is one form of espionage that is currently being waged between the U.S. and China. In the event of a full-scale conflict, how would this war be fought, […]
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Is it ethical to profit from someone else’s innocent error? Former New York Times columnist Randy Cohen answers the first in a series of Big Think readers’ ethical questions.
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What’s the future of online retailing? Adam Bryant of The New York Times interviews Susan Lyne, CEO of Gilt Groupe, which offers insider access to top luxury brands at discounted […]
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During the lead up to the financial crisis certainly several of us saw at some point that there were major problems and we talked with clients.
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According to Chahal, the right hiring is key to innovating, executing, and winning as a company.
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Booz & Company’s Chief and Marketing and Knowledge Officer Tom Stewart moderated the Big Think panel made up of Michael Schrage, MIT Sloan School of Management research fellow, theoretical physicist […]
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A panel of Big Think experts debates the impact of education on the industries of the future.
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Eric Greitens is a former Navy SEAL and the current CEO of The Mission Continues. He is also the author of The Heart and The Fist: The Education of A […]
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Due to the negative association of the word “chemicals” with packaged foods, a kind of religion has developed around “natural” foods. Hold on, says molecular gastronomist Nathan Myhrvold. Many of […]
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Archeologist and entrepreneur Larry Coben describes how he was able to spend very little money, enhance preservation and create an enormous community benefit in a Bolivian village.
Like predicting the Apocalypse, predicting earthquakes is a tough business to be in. James Berkland is a very controversial figure in this field. In 1999, he was suspended from his […]
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CEOs have “almost a reverence in their voice for people who are fearless.”
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One of the most interesting stories of the last ten years is the turnaround of the largest company in the world—Walmart.
