Jay Smooth discusses the legacy of hip-hop feuds.

Jay Smooth on whether “player-haters” are really the problem.

Hip-Hop and the broadening of cultures

Jay Smooth discusses music and the value of aesthetic expression

Jay Smooth weighs in on the career prospects of today’s creative class

Jay Smooth discusses the pleasures of collaborative storytelling and planting one’s own flag online.

Big Think interview with Jay Smooth

A conversation with the former Alaskan senator.

Mike Gravel chronicles his struggles to operate independently during the 2008 election, and bemoans the impossibly of a electing a President capable of bringing about real change.

Former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel describes how the American government is designed to undermine the power of the people, and reveals how an elite-based government was the intention of the […]

“Never have more than 20% of an individual stock or industry in your portfolio.”

Publicly financed, privately delivered: Dr. Oliver Fein explains how healthcare financing reform is a pre-condition for delivery-system reform.

A conversation with the Associate Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College.

The legendary star of “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” gives advice to young actors, talks about his mentors, and his work with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.

A conversation with Anil Dash, influential blogger and Chief Evangelist at Six Apart.

Anil Dash says the great challenge for new media involves balancing competing demands for accessibility and immediacy.

Blogger Anil Dash shares his wisdom on boosting blog traffic and income.

Anil Dash explains how the blogosphere has grown from a small, tight knit community to a pervasive engine of modern communication, and evaluates whether or not it’s a good thing […]

Anil Dash explains how LOL Cats teach us about the evolution of language, and confesses about his Internet prankster past.

Blogger Anil Dash details his role in establishing his medium as the Internet’s primary form of communication—and explains why he’ll never write a book about it.

Dev Patnaik raves about his big ideas: an “empathy dashboard” and–tongue firmly in cheek–a hand pug dog.

Duke economist Dan Ariely warns that monetary incentives can destroy quality of work. He also believes there are often alternatives to layoffs.

He blames human emotion for the sinking economy.

It’s a challenge for companies to get feedback that allows them to make changes, says Duke economist Dan Ariely.

Duke professor Dan Ariely has little faith in human rationality.

A conversation with Jump Associates CEO and author of “Wired to Care.”

Strategic planner Dev Patnaik cautions companies about adopting an open innovation strategy.

Jump Associates CEO Dev Patnaik claims the web-based collaborative encyclopedia is the ultimate argument solver.

Learning from his mistakes, the author of “Wired to Care” explores how managers can become leaders.