The Latest from Big Think

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"The single most important slogan of the next quarter century is 2+2=4." As Newt Gingrich explains, the continued failure to acknowledge life’s bare truths is building a system that is […]
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The growing link between Wall Street and Washington and the shameless flaunting of taxpayer money by big banks are creating an America so corrupt it can’t even figure out vegetable […]
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Newt Gingrich explains his ideal model of healthcare, where an increased accessibility to insurance doesn’t come at the hands of a "bureaucratically imposed system."
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A conversation with the former Speaker of the House.
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Newt Gingrich explains why a Republican strategy that brands itself as the "alternative" and not the "opposition" will be the key to taking both the house in 2010 and the […]
Al-Jazeera English Television celebrated its fourth birthday at the end of last year.  Launched with much fanfare, albeit after an eighteen month delay, the channel that promised to tread where […]
Considering actual temperatures dropped noticeably below average, the summer of 2009 compensated for the uncharacteristic chill with some incredibly heated debate over health care reform. Resulting in some fascinating (if […]
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Mobile phones and their content are rapidly evolving. What does the future of this technology hold?
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Our electronic devices will continue to converge and interact, but if we never see a single überproduct, it’s because we don’t really want one.
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Where consumer electronics giant Samsung sees its most robust growth, within its product line and around the world.
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Companies that understand how consumers feel about technology, says Samsung’s David Steel, will dominate the electronics industry in the coming years.
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A conversation with the Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for Samsung in North America.
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The Samsung executive recounts his own rise in the business world, and advises young people preparing to enter today’s daunting economy.
International rescue crews in Haiti rescued a man who survived beneath rubble on crackers and beer for eleven days just hours after search-and-rescue operations were officially halted.
An audio tape allegedly from Osama Bin Laden claims responsibility for the Christmas Day bombing attempt aboard an American flight, reiterates Palestine’s cause, and promises more attacks.
British graffiti artist and cult sensation Banksy will be heard speaking for the first time ever in a documentary to be played at the Sundance Film Festival today.
Neurons grown in petri dishes from stem cells have successfully been transplanted into animals’ brains and could one day benefit sufferers of spinal cord injuries.
School authorities face a dilemma now that marijuana is being prescribed to treat ADHD, legitimating its presence in lockers and classrooms across 14 states.
False claims made by the U.N. Panel on Climate Change about the rate of Himalayan glacial melting were used to win governmental grants and have embarrassed the scientific body.
President Obama’s new plan to stop big banks from taking big risks could be circumvented in dangerous ways having perverse effects on risk-taking says Bloomberg.com.