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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.
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The economist won the Nobel Prize for his theory of signaling—which can be useful to someone wooing a mate.
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Gerald Fischbach: The symptoms of autism are far better understood than its causes; psychiatrists classify the disorder as having two major components: impaired social cognition and a tendency toward narrow […]
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“If you live life like there is no tomorrow, actually it doesn’t work because ultimately there is a tomorrow,” says Taibbi.
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When Taibbi began covering the U.S. finance industry, he was “continually struck” by how much it resembled the corrupt dynamic in the former Soviet Union.
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“I work hard to be honest with my sources, but I don’t go out of my way to make them feel good either,” says Taibbi.
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“She is a gifted politician, just in terms of getting people to connect with her on an emotional level in person,” says Taibbi. “It’s something that if you’re an experienced […]
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A conversation with the Rolling Stone correspondent.
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“There is a reason why you can’t just print money and get yourself out of economic trouble,” says the Rolling Stone correspondent.
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I want to send that message to younger people, that it’s okay,” says Karger. “You’re okay, you can be gay, you can even run for President of the United States […]
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The Republican Party has been “hijacked” by a few far-right individuals that have abused the gay issue to win elections, says the presidential hopeful.
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Homosexual acts are still illegal in many countries. Does this mean a gay president could jeopardize U.S. foreign relations?
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Karger, who could be the first openly gay person to run for Commander-in-Chief, thinks the time is right for his prospective candidacy.
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A conversation with the political consultant and activist.
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A conversation with the Dean of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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Just in time for New York’s fashion week, Dan Ariely, the Duke Behavioral Economics professor and author of Predictably Irrational, sent Big Think a video on how fake designer sunglasses […]
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The U.S. cannot manufacture goods as economically as other nations because of our taxes and social benefits. As a result, we need to look to the service sector and finance […]
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The mechanisms of markets are simply descriptions of human interaction, and how we all bring value to each other.
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How far women decide to go in business will in part be determined by the structure of the American family and how we decide to allocate our resources.
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Autism science is making great strides, but the search for a cure remains “a marathon, not a sprint.” The challenge is not one disorder but many.