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“Will Iceland get from bits what Switzerland gets from bank accounts?” the Economist's Babbage blog asks as Iceland moves closer to being a digital media haven.

Research and a TV program are debunking the myth that fathers who enjoy a close bond with their children are a modern phenomena, reports Steve Humphries.

“Some good may have come out of the astonishing ice loss (in 2007),...the Arctic science community came together to try a new approach to climate science,” writes Alexis Madrigal.

As experts go public with claims that the entertainment industry is exaggerating piracy losses, Ben Jones argues for the industry to put up (real data) or shut up.

German commentators think Barack Obama is in danger of turning into an idealistic, one-term president like Jimmy Carter, explains Michael Scott Moore.

“(Richard) Dawkins and co. are appalled by the belief in God, (Christopher) Hitchens is far more appalled by the idea that anyone would want to obey Him,” observes Ross Douthat.

“When you need to have a meeting, have a meeting...The rest of the time, do the work wherever you like.” Seth Godin lists the reasons that the office is (nearly) dead.

Two days ago, San Francisco mandated that all cell phones bear a new label: amount of radiation emitted. A sort of calorie-labeling for health-conscious tech consumers. The science is arguably […]

Because of William Phillips’ work in laser cooling, atomic clocks are almost a thousand times better than they used to be.

For half of American high school students, college should start when they are 16 years old.

Leon Botstein became the president of Bard at 23, when the college was in a situation of "complete desperation."

No, says the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra conductor; the most music can offer is common ground.

Engaging the next generation will be like re-introducing a child to vegetables they hated when they were children.

Leon Botstein explains why his "Classics Declassified" is akin to discovering a new city by wandering around.

Putting a piece of music on the stage is always about intention of the interpreter. It’s never really an honest historical representation of what the composer intended.

The conductor was inspired to study music after his mother, a pianist, tragically lost her hearing.

A conversation with the President of Bard College and the Music Director of the American Symphony Orchestra and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.

Last year's H1N1 pandemic may have been milder than global health experts had feared, but this is no cause for complacency. Researchers in Hong Kong reported today in the online […]

Over the past few years, bike-sharing systems have gained popularity around the world, experimenting with different models of building a sustainable mode of alternative transportation – from the ad-supported models […]

Jarrett Barrios, the president of GLAAD, was in Big Think's offices this afternoon to talk about some of the issues involved with gay identity and the challenge of being "out." […]