Guest Thinkers — March 25, 2010

Live-Streamed Energy Roundtable on Bigthink.com: Friday, March 26th at 1:30 PM EST

A select group of thought leaders from around the world will come together tomorrow, Friday March 26th, for a live-streamed discussion surrounding “Our Energy Future,” at 1:30 PM EST. You can tune in to watch the exclusive conversation on Bigthink.com.

The roundtable, entitled “Post-COP15: The Road to Mexico,” will be moderated by Tom Stewart, Chief Knowledge Officer at Booz & Co. and former editor of Harvard Business Review. Panel participants include Shell CEO Peter Voser; founding CEO of Sun Microsystems Vinod Khosla; Co-Founder of EcoSecurities Marc Stuart; and Norberto Terrazas of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Thinking

The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker

Who — or what — really controls your mind?

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The Past

The largest accidental explosion of all time

More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

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High Culture

6 great books with wildly unreliable narrators

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The Well

Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back

If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.

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Laurie Santos

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