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Embrace New Technology
Though some have questioned the substance of social networking, Norton believes we are just beginning to grasp its full power. -
You’re Not a Lesbian Until You Tell Your Mother
Hill’s last boyfriend wasn’t pleased when she came out to him, but he doubted she was really gay because she hadn’t told her mother. So that's exactly what she did when she got home later that night. -
How Marginalized Communities Can Take the Lead
Beyond doing their job well, traditionally marginalized people need to view their differences as assets, not problems, says Speaker Quinn. -
The Next Pope Could Be Black
The Catholic Church will be "a different color" in 40 years. And there will likely be female priests.
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Is Your Boss a Robot? Here's How to Tell.
about 23 hours ago
What's the Latest Development? At the annual Loebner Prize Competition, robots and humans compete to convince judges they are actually human. Imagine your boss took part. Would his or her communication style qualify as robotic or human? If during a discussion, your boss responds to the last ... Read More
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Paul Ryan, Individual Liberty, and the Fate of Medicare
4 days ago
Just as Mitt Romney appears to be wrapping up the Republican nomination for the presidency, congressional Republicans are taking steps to set up their own political framework for the 2012 election. In short, the future of Medicare is on the line and a Romney vs. Obama match-up will surely address ... Read More
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Paul Ryan, Individual Liberty, and the Fate of Medicare
4 days ago
Just as Mitt Romney appears to be wrapping up the Republican nomination for the presidency, congressional Republicans are taking steps to set up their own political framework for the 2012 election. In short, the future of Medicare is on the line and a Romney vs. Obama match-up will surely address ... Read More
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Simon Doonan's Fashion Tips For Mad Scientists
8 days ago
The hilarious swami of style and fashion egalitarian Simon Doonan, author of Gay Men Don't Get Fat, offers some efficient guidelines to personal style for the mad scientist whose mind is on loftier things. Read More
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Brain Bugs: Hallucinations, Forgotten Faces, and Other Cognitive Quirks
15 days ago
What's the Big Idea? If seeing is believing, then how do we come to know? One common misperception holds that vision springs directly from the eyes. True, the eyes, ears, and skin bombard us with a constant stream of information. But sensory input is only the first step in a complex journey ... Read More
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Do You Have the Moral Compass of a Toddler?
about 1 month ago
What's the Big Idea? Are we born with a sense of morality? Or is ethical awareness something we arrive at only as we age? Like nature versus nurture, this is a question so loaded it's become a philosophical exercise as much as a basis for scientific inquiry. In his Floating University lecture ... Read More
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The Devil's Highway: Truth and Consequences Across the Borderline
about 1 month ago
A guest post by Craig McDonald, author of El Gavilan. Cancións, narcocorridos and Americana border ballads: folk songs played out along both sides of an increasingly treacherous expanse of La Frontera. Hard but tuneful tales, some of them quite bloody, told to the strum of guitars, the soulful ... Read More
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The End of Free Will?
about 1 month ago
What's the Big Idea? The field of neuroscience evolved so rapidly in the past twenty years that it will pose unprecedented challenges to the legal system in the decades to come, changing the way we understand crime and punishment, says neuro-pioneer Joy Hirsch, director of the Functional Magnetic ... Read More
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How Free Are You, Really?
about 1 month ago
Editor's Note: Over the next 12 days, Big Think will be running excerpts from all the lessons that make up our first online course, Great Big Ideas. During this period, we are offering discounted subscriptions to Big Think readers. You can now subscribe and gift this course for $99. Please sign up ... Read More
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Russian Poll Reveals Growing Discontent
2 months ago
What's the Latest Development? It may have won by a huge margin, but the results of Sunday's Duma election in Russia are still disappointing for Vladimir Putin's United Russia. The party won just under half of the vote, a massive decline compared to the 2007 election. The outcome reveals growing ... Read More
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Tool Reveals Degree of Digital Retouching
2 months ago
What's the Latest Development? Computer scientists have developed software measuring how much fashion and beauty photos have been altered. Their research, being published in a scholarly journal, is intended as a technological response to concerns about the many highly idealized and digitally ... Read More
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