http://bigthink.com/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think <p>This blog offers an up-to-the-minute report on the experts Big Think has interviewed.</p> Thu, 17 May 2012 18:08:25 -0000 Copyright Big Think. This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/X6SfI8K_H8Q/initial-public-offering-nil-big-thinks-theater-of-ideas http://bigthink.com/ideas/initial-public-offering-nil-big-thinks-theater-of-ideas Wed, 16 May 2012 13:27:41 -0400 Big Think hits the streets (the intersection of Wall &amp; Broad, NYC) this <strong>Friday, May 18th</strong> with a guerilla theater piece for Facebook IPO day. It's a funny, poignant clash between worldviews on the cultural and economic implications of the rise of the social web.  &#13; Facebook's initial public ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/initial-public-offering-nil-big-thinks-theater-of-ideas'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/X6SfI8K_H8Q" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/initial-public-offering-nil-big-thinks-theater-of-ideas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/GtuwRhV4k7s/jobs-at-big-think http://bigthink.com/ideas/jobs-at-big-think Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Big Think is pleased to announce we are soliciting application for the following positions: &#13; <strong>Social Media Editor</strong> &#13; Big Think is looking for a Social Media Editor to run our daily Facebook and Twitter feeds, edit Big Think's weekly newsletter, as well as expand and develop our presence on other ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/jobs-at-big-think'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/GtuwRhV4k7s" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/jobs-at-big-think http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/PPM8ADhlrkI/the-neuroscience-of-creativity http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-neuroscience-of-creativity Inspiration & Wisdom Science & Tech Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:12:41 -0400 Archimedes in the bathtub, Newton and the apple, Einstein's theory of special relativity -- <em>Eureka!</em> moments are what happens when hours of work come together in a single creative flash. In his new blog for Big Think, Sam McNerney will be dissecting these <a href="http://www.bigthink.com/blogs/insights-of-genius">moments of genius</a>, asking what is the nature ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/the-neuroscience-of-creativity'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/PPM8ADhlrkI" height="1" width="1"/> Megan Erickson http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-neuroscience-of-creativity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/EiAgNckutm8/evolutionary-enlightenment-spiritual-teacher-andrew-cohen-live-friday-413-at-4pm-eastern http://bigthink.com/ideas/evolutionary-enlightenment-spiritual-teacher-andrew-cohen-live-friday-413-at-4pm-eastern Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:28:35 -0400 Spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen will be joining us on Big Think Live this Friday at 4pm Eastern time. His philosophy and spiritual method,<em> evolutionary enlightenment</em>, is an approach to achieving collective – rather than personal and narcissistic – spiritual evolution in order to positively transform ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/evolutionary-enlightenment-spiritual-teacher-andrew-cohen-live-friday-413-at-4pm-eastern'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/EiAgNckutm8" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/evolutionary-enlightenment-spiritual-teacher-andrew-cohen-live-friday-413-at-4pm-eastern http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/YGhMUf2G2Cw/self-control-who-needs-it-you-and-your-kid-2 http://bigthink.com/ideas/self-control-who-needs-it-you-and-your-kid-2 Science & Tech Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400 We all know them: parents whose children run wild in public, allowed to behave in ways that make the rest of us cringe and calculate privately how we can avoid them until they're 25. (Though we probably won't like them then, either.)  &#13; This is not, of course, the same thing as the parents whose ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/self-control-who-needs-it-you-and-your-kid-2'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/YGhMUf2G2Cw" height="1" width="1"/> Megan Erickson http://bigthink.com/ideas/self-control-who-needs-it-you-and-your-kid-2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/10l3Oy7pYFc/introducing-the-world-in-mind-a-new-blog-at-big-think http://bigthink.com/ideas/introducing-the-world-in-mind-a-new-blog-at-big-think Identity Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 “Do you think we should get our brains scanned before getting married?” a friend asked me as we browsed a crowded department store, selecting important items for her bridal registry.  At first I thought I must have misheard her.  She threw the question out much in the way she might have asked how ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/introducing-the-world-in-mind-a-new-blog-at-big-think'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/10l3Oy7pYFc" height="1" width="1"/> Kayt Sukel http://bigthink.com/ideas/introducing-the-world-in-mind-a-new-blog-at-big-think http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/DbKrA-hyMZg/the-twelve-days-of-floating-university-big-thinks-holiday-countdown http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-twelve-days-of-floating-university-big-thinks-holiday-countdown Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:13:04 -0500   &#13; Whatever your traditions, the holidays are a time to drink egg nog lattes, reconnect with friends and family, struggle gracefully to keep calm, and look back on all you achieved in 2011. Here at Big Think, we’ve been working hard to create and develop the Floating University, an e-learning ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/the-twelve-days-of-floating-university-big-thinks-holiday-countdown'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/DbKrA-hyMZg" height="1" width="1"/> Megan Erickson http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-twelve-days-of-floating-university-big-thinks-holiday-countdown http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/qLgNvpLbI64/followfriday-friendapalooza-the-great-big-think-twitter-war http://bigthink.com/ideas/followfriday-friendapalooza-the-great-big-think-twitter-war Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:17:34 -0500 This week Big Think decided to give Twitter a big bear hug. Why? We realized the Twitosphere had (undeservedly) become the neglected stepchild of our various social media profiles. To date, we have accumulated nearly 30,000 followers, and appreciate the twaffic they help bring to Big Think. We've ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/followfriday-friendapalooza-the-great-big-think-twitter-war'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/qLgNvpLbI64" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/followfriday-friendapalooza-the-great-big-think-twitter-war http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/CUt6c9gsw6o/big-think-partners-with-the-hudson-union-society http://bigthink.com/ideas/big-think-partners-with-the-hudson-union-society Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:33:11 -0400 Big Think is pleased to announce a new partnership with the <strong>Hudson Union Society</strong>, which we hope will be a mutually beneficial arrangement to help foster our shared goal of engaging the public with the thoughts, ideas and experiences of experts and distinguished luminaries. &#13; The Hudson Union ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/big-think-partners-with-the-hudson-union-society'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/CUt6c9gsw6o" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/big-think-partners-with-the-hudson-union-society http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/yyMsz1O46rA/want-to-be-a-philosopher-king-leave-a-comment-earn-a-badge http://bigthink.com/ideas/want-to-be-a-philosopher-king-leave-a-comment-earn-a-badge Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:32:56 -0400 Are you a <em>Big Thinker</em>? Are you a <em>Serial Thinker</em>? Are you always the first person to offer your opinion? Then there's a good chance you're an <em>Ice Breaker</em>. &#13; You have probably noticed these badges appearing next to people's names in the comment section of all Big Think articles and videos. The ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/want-to-be-a-philosopher-king-leave-a-comment-earn-a-badge'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/yyMsz1O46rA" height="1" width="1"/> Daniel Honan http://bigthink.com/ideas/want-to-be-a-philosopher-king-leave-a-comment-earn-a-badge