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The Cato Institute CEO on changes to improve the U.S. economy.
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The Cato Institute CEO walks us through the modern conservative movement.
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The Cato Institute CEO talks about the forces that shape humanity.
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Edward Crane on why government should stay out of the health business.
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The Cato Institute CEO on the meaning of personal liberty.
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The Cato Institute CEO says the problem in Washington is we have “an adverse selection process for who runs for Congress.”
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The Cato Institute CEO on why America needs more than two parties.
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The Cato Institute CEO talks about the libertarian think tank.
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The Cato Institute CEO remembers reading Barry Goldwater’s Conscious of a Conservative.
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Many first-hand accounts from the golden age of piracy were grossly embellished, meaning it’s extremely difficult to separate Blackbeard the legend from Edward Thatch the person.
Amid the panic of the COVID-19 pandemic, are we building the surveillance states of tomorrow?
“You will always be looking over your shoulder waiting for somebody to call you out and say, ‘You’re a fraud, you’re an idiot.’ … I still start things and basically […]
“You’re all going to die” was one typical comment about the all-woman crew of the sailing ship Maiden, the first of its kind in the Whitbread round-the-world race. 30 years later, its captain Tracy Edwards, MBE reflects on the documentary MAIDEN and an act of will and teamwork that changed the world.
How should we view the amendment to Rule 41? Edward Snowden would have you believe it returns us to a time when a tyrant ruled over America.
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden told an audience we should not be “putting too much faith or fear elected officials.” This includes Donald Trump.
Through a series of election-related email dumps, WikiLeaks played a major role in the U.S. elections.
Edward Snowden and his allies are lobbying President Obama to pardon him.
How do we know governments and hackers aren’t surveilling our smartphones? The answer is we don’t. Edward Snowden is here to fix that.
Edward Snowden lists services that will protect your privacy with just a few downloads.
Do you want the government knowing how often you watch porn?
As Snowden’s public profile continues to grow, it will be interesting to see how governments navigate their criticisms of him.
Biologist Edward O. Wilson speaks to the impact of synthetic biology and other advances that will reframe how human beings perceive life.
People hate mathematics because they fear and don’t understand it. Mathematician Edward Frenkel envisions a world where that’s no longer an issue.
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Edward Norton is an Oscar-nominated actor, director, screenwriter and founder of the non-profit crowdsourcing venture Crowdrise. Experience has taught him that self-confidence is not the key to success. On the contrary, every bold new venture naturally summons up the feeling that “You’re a fraud. This is not going to work.” By the end of this lesson from Big Think+, you’ll have a sense of the negative self-talk that might be holding you back and a mental strategy for pushing past your anxieties and fears.
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“If someone is to consider black and white for their project I guess I would say the heads up that I would offer is that they need to be prepared to fight for it and lobby for that… Connections are not in color or in black and white. They’re invisible but just as real.”
A.J. Edwards is the director of the new film The Better Angels, which highlights the formative years of Abraham Lincoln. In this Big Think interview, Edwards explains his decision to shoot the film in black and white.
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A.J. Edwards is the director of the new film The Better Angels, which highlights the formative years of Abraham Lincoln. In this Big Think interview, Edwards explains his decision to shoot the film in black and white.
Biologist Edward O. Wilson tackles the meaning of life and existence. He argues that explaining why we’re here, what we are, and where we’re going is a task best suited to science, not philosophy. He identifies five major scientific branches that are currently making the most progress.
Questions can be submitted via Twitter today using the #AskSnowden hashtag.