The Middleman Takes Center Stage
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~~~~~~~~~ http://bigthink.com/series/75/series_item/5000 ~~~~~~~ Economist and Author Daniel Altman explains why middlemen are thriving in the global economy.
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- -: The Middleman Takes Center Stage
February 20, 2012 (about 12 years ago)~~~~~~~~~ http://bigthink.com/series/75/series_item/5000 ~~~~~~~ Economist and Author Daniel Altman explains why middlemen are thriving in the global economy.
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- -: The Ethics of Designer Brains - Dr. Paul Root Wolpe
February 18, 2012 (about 12 years ago)~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://bigthink.com/ideas/41217 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Paul Root Wolpe is the senior bioethicist at NASA and a pioneer in the field of neuroethics. Peering into his children's and grandchildren's future, he sees an America that rewards competitiveness and productivity over relationshi...
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- -: Are We Sitting Ducks for Solar Flares? (Michio Kaku)
February 9, 2012 (about 12 years ago)For Kaku's next clip (on MIT's Super-Cam) visit http://bigthink.com/ideas/42366
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- -: Michio Kaku: String Theory Is The Only Game In Town
January 30, 2012 (over 12 years ago)http://bigthink.com/ideas/42125 Dr. Kaku addresses the question of whether the so-called Higgs-Boson, or God particle has been overhyped, and what its discovery would mean for physics.
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- -: The Holy Grail of Planetary Astronomy: The Search for Earth's Twin
January 20, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Dr. Michio Kaku: At night when you look at the stars and you look at the constellations and you wonder "Is anyone out there?" just realize that somebody out there could be looking back at us and wondering "Gee, is there any life on this ...
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- -: Dancing with the Stars in Afghanistan
January 23, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Afghan Star, which airs on Tolo (one of the Moby channels), is the most popular program in Afghanistan. Mohseni is the Executive Producer. It is the Afghan version of Dancing with the Stars. 40% of Tolo's employees are women. Mohseni h...
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- -: George Steel on the Economics of Opera
January 25, 2012 (over 12 years ago)http://bigthink.com/ideas/41979 New York City Opera General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel is dramatically restructuring the opera company, which has caused strife with the musicians' union.
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- -: Brad Burnham on SOPA: Innovation Blackout
January 19, 2012 (over 12 years ago)http://bigthink.com/ideas/42035 Venture capitalist Brad Burnham on the proposed SOPA / PIPA legislation. Is the controversy really about free speech, or is it just another showdown between rich and powerful Hollywood, and even richer and more powerful Silicon Valley? How will SOPA and PIPA affe...
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- -: SOPA: Innovation Blackout
January 19, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Venture capitalist Brad Burnham on the proposed SOPA / PIPA legislation. Is the controversy really about free speech, or is it just another showdown between rich and powerful Hollywood, and even richer and more powerful Silicon Valley? How will SOPA and PIPA affect everyone? http://bigthink.com...
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- -: The Power of Changing The Way You Think
December 18, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management in Toronto, on the power of changing the way you think.
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