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A mother and daughter were made to publicly hold placards admitting theft after stealing from a child on her birthday.
Scientists have discovered that female fiddler crabs trade sex with their male neighbours in exchange for protection from intruders.
Female bears at a zoo in Leipzig have baffled vets by getting collective alopecia.
The delegations of nearly every African country have walked out of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks after alleging that developed nations are not serious about mitigating the effects of climate change.
While John Irving has come to stand as the American novelist parexcellence, he is not particularly into the novel—in its modern form—nor, for that matter, America. In fact, as he […]
Gabe Zichermann did not move to New York City for the Mexican food. In fact, he schedules layovers in California simply to satisfy his chronic cravings for Mission Street burritos. […]
Writing for an academic journal? If your prose doesn't sound importantly recondite enough, you could just let this auto-pedant do it for you.
The opera singer is a night owl who hates to miss a beat.
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In his imposing baritone, Thomas Hampson cautions aspiring opera singers that "Fortune favors the prepared mind."
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From the mall to the car, music is always in our ears. Opera singer Thomas Hampson discusses the impact that technology has on song.
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The classical musician explains Walt Whitman's begrudging encounter with Italian opera, and the indelible mark this meeting has had on the American song.
Models of the mind are never ``just theories'' -- ideas about human nature shape the rules and habits that guide daily life. A case in point: If people were purely […]
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Classical musician Thomas Hampson recounts a singing childhood with an operatic debut at age 19.
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A conversation with the classical musician and New York Philharmonic's first Artist in Residence.
Monday morning quarterbacks aren’t restricted to sports. The world is full of backseat drivers. And when it comes to how a country is run, there are plenty to choose from. […]
Dr. Katherine Shear, Professor of Psychiatry in Social Work at Columbia University, stopped by Big Think this week to discuss her research on anxiety, panic, and grief disorders. The many […]
Augusten Burroughs, author of the bestselling memoirs "Running with Scissors" and "A Wolf at the Table," as well as the new holiday-themed "You Better Not Cry," returned to Big Think […]
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards is getting in on the “smart power” bandwagon. It just announced the launch of a new news agency called Atlas to deliver the day’s news. The […]
To those who thought Obama would end all war, wipe out global poverty, save the environment, and eradicate terrorism in one fell swoop, they will be sadly disappointed by this […]
The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference will fail to create a legally binding commitment that reduces carbon emissions, according to an assessment made by an American climate organization.