Alec Ross, the Office of the Secretary of State’s senior adviser for innovation, explains how the White House is changing its approach to diplomacy with the advent of new technologies.

That little time-bomb inside us, and morals for the advancement of science.

Like me, you might be sick of seeing those half-hearted apologies that athletes, politicians, and other celebrities read off index cards when they’ve been caught publicly in a wrong. However, […]

Tom Malinowski has been keeping a critical eye on the Obama administration’s human rights policies: that’s his job as Washington advocacy director for Human Rights Watch. However, he remains sensitive […]

It’s a tragic reality that has gone overlooked in some of the world’s poorest regions. A limited medical infrastructure and lack of education ensuring that many of the world’s children […]

We hear a lot about “compassion” these days in international news. Scotland just released the sole person convicted for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that left 270 people dead. Its rationale? […]

Reinhard Schmidt Termination West Berlin, NJ (November 1, 2007)–EP MedSystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPMD), today reported its financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2007. The Company achieved record […]

This is why I believe in God and science.

Human Rights Watch’s Tom Malinowski considers the diplomatic Catch-22’s of operating as a successful modern economic power that enforces global human rights.

Tom Malinowski, the Washington Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch, explains the dangers of even theoretically rationalizing torture, and calls on us all to be human rights advocates.

Does the Obama administration represent a meaningful change from the policies of George W. Bush when it comes to torture, unlawful detention, and responsible warfare? Human Rights Watch Director Tom […]

A conversation with the Washington Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch.

When someone talks about the effects of climate change, they usually begin with annual rainfall amounts, crop yield, shifting temperature zones (obviously) and other direct effects on humanity’s well-being. But […]

Big Think just sat down with Glenn Loury, a Brown University economist with views so radical he’s often shocked by them himself.  Since 1980, the number of Americans in prison […]

A group of Scottish scientists are beginning one of the biggest computer backup projects in history: they’re creating an “accurate to within 3mm” 3D model of Mount Rushmore, so it […]

Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Inglourious Basterds looked like a divisive piece of historic fiction long before it was in theaters. The Jewish Holocaust revenge fantasy features a fictional troupe of […]

Man thinks that he knows everything and he have answers for every query. Do he know what is a religion, who is god, where he is?. No one have time, No one will put effort to guide others, everyone are selfish in one or other aspects.

The following case I only mention because it is in the media daily.

If Obama wins this battle, he’d be up there with F.D.R. and L.B.J. in terms of solidifying the 21st century American welfare state, says Brown economics professor Glenn Loury.

The man once shunned by the black liberal community is shocked by how radical his opinions have become.