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Margot Wallström sees Europe weathering the recession thanks to social welfare systems and Eastern Europe’s growing economy.
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Margot Wallström explains the EU’s contributions and challenges in the international fight against global warming.
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Margot Wallström describes the changing role of women in the EU.
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European Commission Vice President Margot Wallström discusses the state of the EU, its political challenges, and the next countries that may join the union.
Certain terms should not be tossed around lightly, and genocide is one of them—which is why President Obama’s special envoy’s comments on Darfur have created such a stir in the […]
Back in February, White House environmental advisor Van Jones discussed a “Cash for Clunkers” program on BigThink as an effective tool for promoting clean energy. The plan, which provides drivers […]
In a summer marking the 40th anniversary of the single most historic concert ever, Woodstock has been revered, evolving from a muddy live music happening to a lynchpin for social […]
Hollywood is unknowingly helping undiscovered artist
communication between scientists as registered by non-scientist
How many laws in Robert Greene’s “48 Laws of Power” does Leslie Gelb, the former senior Pentagon official, follow or flout?
Gravity may not be a force of attraction, but a 'force' similar to momentum with energy transferred on a subatomic level.
As I predict, Tiger only has 1/50 chance to win PGA. If he cannot improve his Driver, I guarantee no hope for him to win the 2009 PGA. The truth is that simple!
As we’ve blogged before on Big Think, the state of science savvy in America is pretty sorry. Only about a third of us accept evolution through natural selection, even lower […]
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Jay Smooth reflects on the institutional factors involved in the professor’s apprehension.
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Jay Smooth on sampling and the creative process.
Researchers are learning about the human brain from a system that is more similar to our gray matter than you may think: ant colonies. Just as neurons navigate through your […]
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Jay Smooth discusses the legacy of hip-hop feuds.
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Jay Smooth on whether “player-haters” are really the problem.
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Hip-Hop and the broadening of cultures