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Kaiser Permanente is an all-encompassing health care entity: payer, medical group, hospital and pharmacy, lab and equipment owner. CEO George Halvorson explains the secret to the company’s efficiencies.
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A conversation with the CEO of Kaiser Permanente.
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Duke University Professor David Goldstein says genetics researchers must be vigilant against sensationalism.
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A conversation with the cartoon editor of The New Yorker.
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Robert Mankoff was always funny, but that doesn’t mean that his path to the New Yorker was an easy one – he submitted 2,000 cartoons to the magazine before being […]
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Do men and woman have different senses of humor? Cartoonist Robert Mankoff explains how each gender tends to use humor differently: women use it to share something about themselves, and […]
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Where does comedy go from here? According to the cartoon editor of the New Yorker, it can only journey inward or towards ever-increasing depths of absurdity.
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Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor of the New Yorker, explains how humor “works,” what it can explain about human nature, and considers the limits of bad comedic taste.
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Jokes as we know them today are a relatively recent invention, says New Yorker cartoon editor Robert Mankoff. In fact, modern humor draws its roots to back only to the […]
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Cartoonist Robert Mankoff has dedicated his career to understanding humor. He talks to Big Think about the science behind laughter and its importance to both humans and other animals.
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Dr. Marc Bessler calls Atkins “extreme” and explains the difference between “good carbs” and “bad carbs.”
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According to Dr. Marc Bessler, maintaining good nutrition depends on learning healthy eating habits as a child.
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Reducing calorie intake is more important than sticking to a strict diet, says Dr. Marc Bessler.
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Musician David Gray discusses the uniqueness of Irish culture and how it feels to be an Englishman who first found an audience across the channel.
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David Gray says his worst career move was signing with EMI.
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David Gray stresses mainly about his music. His musical ideas will keep him up for nights on end.
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David Gray’s musical heroes include Bob Dylan and the Cure; a Cure concert at Glastonbury inspired him to play.
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David Gray’s new album, “Draw the Line” strikes a more energetic and upfront tone than any of his previous work. He told Big Think why he’s excited about the album, […]
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It was a difficult but important decision for David Gray when he decided to move on from his original band that he travelled with from obscurity to multi-platinum fame. Gray […]
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David Gray toiled in relative obscurity until his album “White Ladder” propelled him to international stardom. He talked with Big Think in depth about his experiences as an overnight star; […]