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Shaking hands with Cornel West, it’s difficult to imagine that this is a man filled with rage. As the prominent “bluesman” put it in his Big Think interview, the key […]
Bisphenol A—generally known as BPA—is an organic compound used in the manufacture of plastics. It’s also what’s known as an endocrine disruptor. Because it’s chemically similar to our own hormones, […]
In a special election Tuesday, Democrat Bill Owens won a seat in upstate New York that the Republicans had controlled since 1872. And if the Republican party had been able […]
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The great musicians—like Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan—understand life in all its bristling glory: find your passion, never leave it, and become a prisoner to the hope that […]
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In the face of cruelty and sorrow, there is a form of love that can propel people past feelings of bitterness and revenge and into the desire to promote justice—for […]
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Or will he finally show backbone and take a firm stance? Cornel West hopes for the latter but fears the former.
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If we want a society that is truly great, we will need to avoid the panicky trappings and “moral constipations” of “success” and redefine life’s real questions.
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The president faces a choice, Cornell West says. He can be a masterful, Machiavellian politician like Bill Clinton or a great transformative leader like Abraham Lincoln.
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For 40 years academics were duped into idolizing the idea of unfettered markets, says Cornel West, and now our society is paying a terrible price.
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The President’s failing is that he is “mesmerized” by brilliant men who are too cozy with Wall Street.
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His third-grade teacher slapped him when he didn’t salute the flag, and he hit her back.
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Big Think sits down with the author and University Professor at Princeton University.
Sometimes the best insights into the human mind can be found by poking about in odd places. This week Psychology professor and “Snoop” author Sam Gosling revisited Big Think to […]
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With the recession and a greater sense of failure among men, a bizarre phenomenon called “familicide” has been on the rise.
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The Dean of UPenn’s School of Social Policy argues that universal healthcare is basic human entitlement.
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In a free-market society, distinguishing between rights and privileges has become a murky and often quarrelsome decision. Here the Dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy, pinpoints our key misconception […]
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Big Think sites down with Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Human development expert Elizabeth Debold taps into the psyche of post-modern women.
Recreational intercourse isn’t anything new. But wouldn’t you think that today’s women are more in touch with their wants and desires in the bedroom? Gender expert Elizabeth Debold begs to […]
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Now that women aren’t necessarily expected to raise a family, they are less sure what they want out of life.