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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.

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Deputy Commissioner Zachary Tumin discusses how the NYPD has evolved over the years and must continue to develop its methods of controlling crime in order to regain public support.
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Former Apple chief evangelist Guy Kawasaki takes a walk in Mark Zuckerberg's shoes and explains why Facebook should be wary of alienating its user base.
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The former commissioner weighs in on advanced analytics in the NBA and explains how team front offices crunch data to improve their court strategy.
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The Science Guy returns to Big Think to discuss dogs, evolution, and racial myths.
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Innovation expert Elliott Masie explains the goal of his MASIE Center think tank.
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Robbins explains the influence Carl Icahn had on his new financial advice book, "Money: Master the Game."
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Vivek Wadhwa explains why he's both optimistic and pessimistic about the inevitable change that will come about by way of technological advancement.
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Ruby Wax gave up a career in comedy to study the brain. In this video, she explains the therapeutic qualities of neuroplasticity.
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The OkCupid co-founder and author of "Dataclysm" analyzes stats from dating websites in order to draw conclusions about society and dating.
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Is internet access a human right? Even if it's not now, Nicholas Negroponte says it will be considered as such in due time.
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Former Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen discusses the coming political ramifications of climate change.
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The Fermi Paradox, put simply, asks why none of the other supposed alien species in the universe have contacted us. Bill's answer? We're not listening hard enough.
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The Venerable Losang Samten, a renowned Tibetan scholar and a former Buddhist monk, stresses the virtues of being mindful, kind, and patient.
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Philosopher Daniel Dennett explains how the optimal strategy for winning a game of rock-paper-scissors isn't necessarily the optimal strategy for leading one's life.
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Philosopher Daniel Dennett take us through one of his "favorite bad thought experiments," an investigation of free will based on the sci-fi film "The Boys From Brazil."
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Dennett rebuts the argument that neuroscience implies we don't have free will.
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Philosopher Daniel Dennett investigates the theories related to how the brain represents ideas and beliefs while pondering an Inception-like situation in which beliefs are surgically inserted into a patient's brain.
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Daniel Dennett explains how intuition pumps (often referred to as "thought experiments") help guide philosophers' curiosity and thinking.
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Instead of returning anger with anger, Robert Thurman advocates the practice of lovingkindness, a translation of the Pali word mettā that is found in the original Buddhist texts.
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The famous biologist discusses his life's work in conservation and his efforts to save the ecosphere.