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Greenbiz.com founder and editor Joel Makower stopped by the Big Think offices today to talk about the business of sustainability. He brought up an interesting point: many of the largest […]
BP should fire its advertising consultants. Today. By the close of business. A 50 million dollar advertising campaign that includes full page ads in newsrags like the New York Times […]
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In order to solve problems like global warming, collaboration is key.
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Digital scholarship is changing the face of academic research. Will it be for the better?
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A conversation with the vice provost for innovation at the University of Southern California.
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Majoring in guitar is great, but you should still try to glean as much knowledge as you can outside of school as well.
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Guitarist Bill Frisell constructs a playlist for someone who wants to dive into the genre.
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Playing the guitar is a healthier form of self-expression than punching somebody in the face.
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An episode of the Mickey Mouse Club inspired Bill Frisell to build his first guitar out of cardboard and rubber bands.
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After opening for They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton might be expanding his music career.
Has the Internet changed marketing forever? Or do some people just become lucky?
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Roger Ebert says no, but Jonathan Coulton weighs in on the power of some games to move you.
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Ze Frank’s ability to use technology to bring complete strangers together for a ridiculous project.
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“My fame is very targeted. It’s not local because it doesn’t have anything to do with physical space, but it’s local on the map of ideas and taste. Walking down […]
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From “The Future Soon” to the Mandelbrot song, an inside look at some of Coulton’s biggest hits.
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Jonathan Coulton noodles until he comes up with a musical idea that he likes.
An recent English study has found that exposure to secondhand smoke makes non-smokers more vulnerable to psychological distress and hospitalization for mental illness.
"There was a great fashion in the last century, and it's still with us, of the unenjoyable novel," says Martin Amis. "And these are the novels which win prizes."