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> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:56 -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/cdhis44Zlz8/bill-nye-the-crusading-visionary-guy http://bigthink.com/ideas/bill-nye-the-crusading-visionary-guy Science & Tech Truth & Justice Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:12 -0400 Today, <em>The New York Times Science Times</em> section published an article, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/science/bill-nye-firebrand-for-science-is-a-big-man-on-campus.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0">Firebrand for Science, and Big Man on Campus</a>", about the career development of Bill Nye (aka, The Science Guy) from a beloved children's entertainer to a zealous advocate for science. &#13; As the <em>Times</em> article notes, this change ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/bill-nye-the-crusading-visionary-guy'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/cdhis44Zlz8" height="1" width="1"/> Nick Clairmont http://bigthink.com/ideas/bill-nye-the-crusading-visionary-guy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/dSlWe1L2rqk/big-think-launches-mentor-one-of-youtubes-first-paid-channels-for-e-learning http://bigthink.com/ideas/big-think-launches-mentor-one-of-youtubes-first-paid-channels-for-e-learning Thu, 09 May 2013 17:32:47 -0400 We at Big Think are thrilled to join the <a href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2013/05/yt-pc-2013.html">YouTube partner program</a> with the launch of Big Think Mentor, a subscription channel designed to meet a growing demand among our audience to see the world-class ideas on Big Think transformed into actionable tools to improve their lives.  &#13; &#13; Mentor offers ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/big-think-launches-mentor-one-of-youtubes-first-paid-channels-for-e-learning'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/dSlWe1L2rqk" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/big-think-launches-mentor-one-of-youtubes-first-paid-channels-for-e-learning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/Z4CIsA99ag8/who-is-the-author-of-spamlet-and-other-thought-experiments http://bigthink.com/ideas/who-is-the-author-of-spamlet-and-other-thought-experiments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:24:50 -0400 An "intuition pump" is the philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett’s term for a thought-experiment. It usually involves a story that enables you metaphorically to think through a bigger problem. Dennett works through a number of these thought-experiments in his new book <em> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Intuition-Pumps-Other-Tools-Thinking/dp/0393082067">Intuition Pumps</a> </em> ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/who-is-the-author-of-spamlet-and-other-thought-experiments'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/Z4CIsA99ag8" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/who-is-the-author-of-spamlet-and-other-thought-experiments http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/xZ5ihGYVBcI/lessons-from-obamas-digital-wunderkind http://bigthink.com/ideas/lessons-from-obamas-digital-wunderkind Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:34:55 -0400 In 1991, there was the so-called "Carville primary," <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-24/clinton-is-strongest-ever-frontrunner-if-she-runs-.html">notes Al Hunt</a> in <em>Bloomberg</em>. Before any votes were cast or counted, all of the Democratic candidates "vied for the services of the hottest political consultant, James Carville." As Hunt predicts, "the equivalent this time might be the Teddy Goff ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/lessons-from-obamas-digital-wunderkind'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/xZ5ihGYVBcI" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/lessons-from-obamas-digital-wunderkind http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/1iI-23X9yQ8/nice-guys-finish-first-how-empathy-is-good-for-us-and-leads-to-success http://bigthink.com/ideas/nice-guys-finish-first-how-empathy-is-good-for-us-and-leads-to-success Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:38:35 -0400 "Although we often stereotype givers as chumps and doormats, they turn out to be surprisingly successful." So writes <a href="http://www.giveandtake.com/">Adam Grant</a> in his celebrated new book, <em> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Revolutionary-Approach-Success/dp/0670026557">Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success</a> </em>. Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton who has studied the question of ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/nice-guys-finish-first-how-empathy-is-good-for-us-and-leads-to-success'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/1iI-23X9yQ8" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/nice-guys-finish-first-how-empathy-is-good-for-us-and-leads-to-success http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/TS2-h30xYlQ/questions-for-mary-roach-everything-youve-wanted-to-know-about-guts-but-were-too-squeamish-to-ask http://bigthink.com/ideas/questions-for-mary-roach-everything-youve-wanted-to-know-about-guts-but-were-too-squeamish-to-ask Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:25:11 -0400 It is hard to imagine a topic in science that Mary Roach won't touch. After all, as Carl Zimmer put it, the acclaimed science writer "put her head in a cow's stomach for you, dear reader. If you don't read [Roach's new book] <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gulp-Adventures-Alimentary-Mary-Roach/dp/0393081575">Gulp</a>, </em>then that was all for naught. Plus, you'll miss out on the funniest ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/questions-for-mary-roach-everything-youve-wanted-to-know-about-guts-but-were-too-squeamish-to-ask'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/TS2-h30xYlQ" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/questions-for-mary-roach-everything-youve-wanted-to-know-about-guts-but-were-too-squeamish-to-ask http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/o0l3ENA2SNk/the-end-of-a-bold-experiment-big-think-and-satoshi-kanazawa http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-end-of-a-bold-experiment-big-think-and-satoshi-kanazawa Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:58:22 -0400 Thinking big involves taking risks, and taking risks requires a certain openness to failure. I believe it is an imperative to take such risks today because our personal welfare is directly tied to our ability to get smarter. The Information Industrial Complex (media and education), I believe, is ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/the-end-of-a-bold-experiment-big-think-and-satoshi-kanazawa'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/o0l3ENA2SNk" height="1" width="1"/> Peter Hopkins http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-end-of-a-bold-experiment-big-think-and-satoshi-kanazawa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/ulnOU2mJ3rs/big-think-and-tedmed-want-to-help-you-get-better-faster http://bigthink.com/ideas/big-think-and-tedmed-want-to-help-you-get-better-faster Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:22:14 -0500 When we rang in the New Year and simultaneously celebrated our 5th year anniversary at Big Think, our resolution was to "Do Bigger" in 2013. What does that mean? As Big Think President Peter Hopkins <a href="http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/big-thinks-guide-to-going-bigger-in-2013">recently explained</a>: &#13; &#13; We will take Big Think as you know it today and open our doors to go ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/big-think-and-tedmed-want-to-help-you-get-better-faster'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/ulnOU2mJ3rs" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/big-think-and-tedmed-want-to-help-you-get-better-faster http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/NwrrIB-9U18/big-thinks-guide-to-going-bigger-in-2013 http://bigthink.com/ideas/big-thinks-guide-to-going-bigger-in-2013 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Five years ago today, Big Think first launched to the public. What a five years it's been! We've had some of the world's most influential, significant, radical thinkers through our doors. And these doors have changed several times over. My business partner <a href="http://bigthink.com/victoriabrown">Victoria Brown</a> and I began this project ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/big-thinks-guide-to-going-bigger-in-2013'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/NwrrIB-9U18" height="1" width="1"/> Peter Hopkins http://bigthink.com/ideas/big-thinks-guide-to-going-bigger-in-2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~3/9SvoiJmYPkA/maria-konnikova-unlocks-sherlocks-mindfulness http://bigthink.com/ideas/maria-konnikova-unlocks-sherlocks-mindfulness Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:56:38 -0500 We're very fortunate at Big Think to have so many great thinkers and writers in our midst, and the woman of the moment right now is <a href="http://bigthink.com/mariakonnikova">Maria Konnikova</a>, author of the <a href="http://bigthink.com/blogs/artful-choice">Artful Choice</a> blog who took a timeout to write the forthcoming book, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mastermind-Think-Like-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/0670026573">Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes</a>, </em>due out in January ...<br><br><a href='http://bigthink.com/the-voice-of-big-think/maria-konnikova-unlocks-sherlocks-mindfulness'>Read More</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/the-voice-of-big-think/~4/9SvoiJmYPkA" height="1" width="1"/> Big Think Editors http://bigthink.com/ideas/maria-konnikova-unlocks-sherlocks-mindfulness