Tech Crunch (syndicated by the Washington Post) introduced us today to Blippy, a social media website that will publish your spending habits online. Although I expect Blippy to be a […]

While the NASA space shuttle program ages, Richard Branson’s Virgin group may be set to offer public space flights by 2011.

By next spring, Mercedes will introduce 200 zero-emission cars that are equivalent to 2.0 liter gasoline cars but without internal combustion engines.

Initially employed to provide security in Iraq and Afghanistan, Blackwater expanded its operations to assist the CIA in classified operations.

Before going to Copenhagen, England and France have secured $11bn to help Africa cut emissions and switch to low-carbon industries.

From Artificial Car Noise to Zombie-Attack Science, the New York Times Magazine lists the year’s most interesting innovations and ideas from A to Z.

Despite American climate change deniers, Louisiana’s coastline is one the fastest disappearing in the world due to rising sea levels.

A US-run prison in Iraq became a training ground for extremists where explosive techniques and suicide bombing was taught to inmates.

Google introduced a tool at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference that uses its Earth and Map technologies to monitor deforestation with the goal of preserving the earth’s carbon sinks.

A new social media website named Blippy answers the question: “What are your friends buying?” by making their credit card transactions public.

The House of Representative narrowly passed a sweeping financial reform bill that creates new government oversight boards; now the bill goes to the Senate.

Everyone’s running their mouth about COP15 this week. No progress will be made; great progress will be made!; developed countries won’t put enough money on the table; developed countries will […]

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz composer Maria Schneider visited Big Think today for a conversation that, like her work, spanned genres and art forms. Topics covered included the influence of dance […]

Professor Luke Timothy Johnson (author, “Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity”) examines the relationship between Greco-Roman paganism and early Christianity and its implications for Christians today.

A key assumption in many social sciences is that people have preferences, and that these are both knowable and stable. That’s the point of surveys on every subject from whipped […]

In a recent NPR interview, National Book Award finalist Daniyal Mueenuddin spoke with arresting candor about Pakistan, using the word “feudalism” to describe the structure of life in the Indus […]

It was easy when you knew which writers were writing what in your favorite newspapers. Now, if you’re like the rest of us, you’re constantly combing the internet for fresh […]

CEO of Sherman’s Travel Media, Jim Sherman reflects on one major shortcoming when launching his company.

Jim Sherman weighs in on his experiences as an entrepreneur, and who his role models are.

Underwhelmed with a trip to Whistler, founder and CEO of Sherman’s Travel Media Jim Sherman decided to build a company that offers guides and deals.