Princeton Biology and Public Policy Professor Lee Silver describes a vision in which biotechnology has taken over the natural world—but in a responsible, sustainable way. “If you can imagine something,” […]

Molecular Biologist Lee Silver defends his role as both a specialist in and a “popularizer” of an advanced scientific field as a vital one for educating and inspiring the public, […]

The Western spiritual tradition, according to molecular biologist Lee Silver, programs religious and non-religious alike to seek higher powers, and these powers—both God and Mother Nature—are getting in the way […]

The most dangerous opponents to biotech may not be on the side of the political divide you expect, says Princeton Professor of Biology and Public Policy Lee Silver. He argues […]

To Princeton Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Policy Lee Silver, Obama represents a big step in the right direction for biotech, but there is still a ways to go. […]

Molecular Biologist Lee Silver acknowledges that there are special bioethical considerations that come into play for those working on biotech—but insists that much of the opposition to the field is […]

A conversation with the Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Policy at Princeton University.

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A year and a day after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, everybody—really, every single person I’ve heard comment from—is lamenting the lack of financial reform on Wall Street. Healthcare reform […]

Fewer than 20 percent of employees are “highly engaged” at work. That’s what Gary Hamel, management guru and bestselling business author, told Big Think during a recent interview. He believes […]

If you enjoyed watching the thunderous hits and tackles of the NFL’s opening weekend, remember this: playing pro football isn’t exactly the route to a long, full life. Thanks to […]

We’re rolling out two videos today from our interview with Ann Fudge, former CEO and Chairman of Young and Rubicam Brands, a marketing and communications firm. At the time, Fudge […]

I am standing atop a gorgeous valley of olive groves and goat herds. Black-veiled women lug baskets of fruit around town, whose buildings are still pockmarked with mortar fire. This […]

For better or for worse, Adolph Hitler has been inescapable throughout history, whether as a reminder of the evils of fascism or a rallying force for hateful extremists. A seminal […]

William Lane Craig ad absurdum One insufferable attribute of the faithful is the ability, nay, the indulgence of equivocating faith to explain all manner of things. Hume said it best: […]

The Free Library of Philadelphia (Philly's public library system) shuts down on October 2nd, 2009 due to budget cuts.

Geneticist Tara Matise is thin but a home DNA test showed that she was at risk for obesity.

Tara Matise at Rutgers University hopes to develop a test that will let a woman know at what age she might become infertile.

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 […]

We asked some of our financial experts – Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, former Forbes.com CEO Jim Spanfeller, and Time economics columnist Justin Fox – […]