Technology & Innovation — December 14, 2009

How the Creative Class is Affecting the Way Businesses Think

Today at 2:00 EST, Big Think’s President and Co-Founder Peter Hopkins will host a live interview with the prominent author and economist Richard Florida, author of “The Rise of the Creative Class,” among other books. They will be discussing the power of creative thought in revitalizing companies and meeting the unique challenges of business in the face of recession. We strongly encourage you to watch at the following link:

http://www.hp.com/large/campaign/input/index.html

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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.

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High Culture

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

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The Well

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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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