Technology & Innovation — June 1, 2012

From Talk to Action – Big Think at the UN

Yesterday (5/30/12), Big Think President and Co-Founder Peter Hopkins moderated a panel at the UN Social Innovation Summit, a private, invitation-only forum that explores “What’s Next?” in the world of Social Innovation.

The all-star panel, titled All Talk and No Action? Conferences and Conversation in Social Innovation, was a “conference about conferences” in which Hopkins and his guests examined the relationship between inspirational speech and meaningful social action. These guests included:

Jean-Pierre Rosso, Chairman – World Economic Forum USA

Bruce Gibney, Founder – F50; Co-founder – Founder’s Fund

June Cohen, Director – TED Media

Note: The video below captures the entire conference. Peter Hopkins’ panel begins at 21:16 – to see it, scrub ahead in the player.

Big Think live-tweeted the panel, capturing some of the speakers’ most powerful points. Read the entire stream below.

a computer generated image of a human brain.

Thinking

The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker

Who — or what — really controls your mind?

Building destroyed by the Halifax Explosion. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

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.

a collage of photos of a man with a hat and a book.

High Culture

6 great books with wildly unreliable narrators

Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature’s most unreliable narrators.

a group of five matches on a pink background.

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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7 min

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Laurie Santos

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