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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.
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New drugs for patients may be on the horizon, but “early, intense” behavioral treatment remains “the very best intervention for autism.”
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Four out of five autism sufferers are male. Is something in men’s genes—or brain structure—causing the gap?
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Autism isn’t on the rise: it’s just getting defined better, and diagnosed more.
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Autism sufferers unquestionably have feelings. It’s processing those feelings—and reading them in others—that they struggle with.
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Many kids are vaccinated at age two, the same age at which autism is often first noticed. But the “evidence” that one causes the other doesn’t wash.
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The symptoms of autism are better understood than its causes; psychiatrists classify the disorder as having two major components: impaired social cognition and a tendency toward narrow interests and repetitive […]
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There is not a single gene that triggers autism, but more likely dozens of genes that enhance the risk of autism.
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Big Think presents a conversation between top experts highlighting cutting-edge autism research.
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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.
2mins
New drugs for ASD patients may be on the horizon, but “early, intense” behavioral treatment remains “the very best intervention for autism.”
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Autism isn’t on the rise: it’s just getting defined better, and diagnosed more.
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Four out of five autism sufferers are male. Is something in men’s genes—or brain structure—causing the gap?
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Autism sufferers unquestionably have feelings. It’s processing those feelings—and reading them in others—that they struggle with.
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There is not a single gene that triggers autism, but more likely dozens of genes that enhance the risk of the condition. On the other hand, researchers have found that […]