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The newest essays, interviews, and features from Big Think.

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Gay Talese considered truth telling to be his work, and dressed accordingly.
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After 50 years in New York, Gay Talese has maintained the village mentality of his Ocean City childhood.
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Writing has never been fun, but with enough time its pretty good.
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The best interviewers include his mother, and the best techniques include wandering.
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Talese was drawn to journalism by the sense of wonderment about who he was in an alienated society.
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Connecting NYU’s micro-communities.
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Looking back at the value of a true liberal arts education.
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The case against attending an undergraduate research university.
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Learning and growing from the city itself.
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Pursuing a global reach and competing against Harvard.
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Sexton navigates a global stereophonic conversation about education.
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Sexton foretells of a world dominated by idea capitals.
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The United States is disinvesting in higher education at a time when we need it most.
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Gates calls scientific literacy one of our biggest challenges.
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Gates explores the tension between science and religion.
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Gates explains science’s role in contemporary society.
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Gates discusses where math and science education in American schools stand.
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Gates traces his early childhood roots as a lover of science and math.
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From “glorified Avon Lady” to successful author.
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Crosley explains how the industry is changing.