Comedian Margaret Cho shares the story of the best mentor she ever had.
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Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt tells Big Think that Shakespeare inhabited a world in which “it’s much more possible to express homosexual passion and inact that passion without triggering a social […]
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Educational historian Diane Ravitch explains why NCLB has failed, and what we can do about it.
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The legendary punk rocker offers some advice to today’s youth.
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Bruce Bueno de Mesquita argues that gerrymandering gives incumbents a wildly unfair advantage.
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In Hooked Up, Myers focuses on a subset of Millennials he terms “Internet Pioneers” who are much better connected and much more savvy technologically than any other generation before, and […]
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Every week, Dr. Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section […]
Dr. Kaku answers the question of whether it is possible to resurrect the dinosaurs by “turning on” their ancient genes? Moreover, now that we have also sequenced the genes of […]
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Government efforts to circumvent poaching by providing a range of financial incentives to local villagers is enjoying success in Rwanda.
The number of Muslims on American college campuses has increased dramatically in recent years, with more students, particularly women, choosing to attend Catholic institutions.
Schools that have been burdened by demands to “make every minute count” are considering the benefits to learning that can come from simply giving the kids a break.
Vibrissal sensors, which mimic rodent whiskers, can make tasks safer and easier in a wide range of products, from firefighter helmets to vacuum cleaners.
In this installment of Penn Jillette’s Atheist’s Guide to the 2012 Election, the Penn and Teller illusionist (and outspoken atheist) sizes up Mitt Romney’s religion.
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Don’t have sex just because it’s good for you, says Slavoj Žižek.
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Twitter is often asked to give up user information to government agencies and Twitter often complies. Not this time.
Every week, Dr. Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section […]
What is the Higgs boson? Michio Kaku describes the Higgs boson as a fuse. “It’s a match. It’s the spark that set off the Big Bang. It put the bang […]
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According to Mitt Romney’s former Bain Capital colleague Ed Conard, Romney is someone who tended to always take the longview in business.
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If adults want to deny evolution, that’s fine. Sure. Whatever. But those adults better not make their kids follow in step because we as society need them to be better.
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The health of the human body partially depends on the bacteria living in every crevice of skin and organ. Scientists believe altering their genetic makeup may help fight genetic diseases.
Christopher Ryan argues that we are hardwired to crave novelty, which leads to infidelity in marriages. Ryan says the way that culture responds to this “natural behavior” causes more problems […]
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A new iPhone app allows Americans a clear window into the operations and rationale behind the Super PACs that are currently blanketing television’s airwaves with campaign ads.
There’s a lot of uranium in the world’s oceans, and the energy industry is one step closer to getting more of it, courtesy of American laboratories’ redesign of existing Japanese technology.
When people are free to choose anything they want, they usually choose what their friends have chosen, says internist and sociologist Nicholas Christakis. Mimicry is a fundamental part of human […]
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New businesses in Silicon Valley and Alley have tremendous power over what it will mean to be human in the coming decades. And with great power comes great responsibility. We […]
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Evidence of plagiarism by students taking free noncredit online courses begs the question: Why cheat if the outcome doesn’t count for anything?
Researchers chart the slow and unsteady rise of female representation in printed media by focusing on one part of speech: the humble pronoun.
Research dig deeper into theory that “men are able to not only detect when women are ovulating, but find them more attractive.”
Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov says Russia is headed for disaster. The next 10 years is a matter of fighting for survival.