- -: Is Bureaucracy Stifling the Local Food Movement?
February 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/24/Joel_Salatin_War_Stories_from_the_Local_Food_Front Author and farmer Joel Salatin argues that the bureaucracy of current food safety regulations effectively favor large-scale agribusiness at the expense of innovative small farms and artisan food produ...
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- -: Geoffrey West: Government Needs More Scientists, Fewer Economists
August 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/07/25/Why_Cities_Grow_Corporations_Die_and_Life_Gets_Faster Theoretical physicist Geoffrey B. West offers his view on TARP bailouts for "too big to fail" banks, and on the general state of scientific thinking in government. "The people making decisions rare...
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- -: Quick takes: Jesse Bloom
August 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Jesse Bloom has strong interests in evolution, infectious diseases and genetic engineering. By investigating protein evolution as a complex system, his research has implications for understanding viral evolution and the spread of disease.
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- -: Big Think Careers
October 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)To learn more visit careers.bigthink.com. Actionable career lessons from today's most relevant leaders. Can you map your career in a world of lightning-fast change? Do you have the skills you need to adapt and achieve? Big Think offers you access to successful leaders as they share their most s...
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- -: Investing: Is Apple More Valuable than Gold?
October 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 Doug Kass, founder and president of Seabreeze Partners Management, argues that the value of gold is entirely "sentimental," and that he'd prefer to invest in a company that has a known value, like Apple. ----- Drawing upo...
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- -: The One Percent: Breaking Down US Wealth Distribution
October 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)The One Percent: Breaking Down US Wealth Distribution Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 Catherine Mulbrandon, creator of the blog Visualizing Economics, illustrates the distribution of income in the U.S, comparing the earnings of the top one percent to tho...
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- -: With No Debt Growth, Is a Double-Dip Recession Looming?
October 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 James Bianco, president of Bianco Research, examines slowing U.S. debt growth to argue that a double-dip recession may be on the horizon. "What has been the big driver of economic growth over the last 25 years? It's been de...
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- -: Whack-a-Dollar: The Global Currency Game
October 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 Paul Brodsky, CEO of QB Asset Management, argues that no major currency offers a safe harbor and that our debt-based monetary system is no longer working. "Today's competitive currency devaluations are tantamount to a highb...
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- -: Financial Blogging: Attack an Issue and Create a Brand
October 31, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/big_picture_conference_2011 Henry Blodget, editor and CEO of The Business Insider, and Howard Lindzon, co-founder and CEO of StockTwits, share advice about how to stand out in the sea of social media. "Speaking from the heart, attacking an issue," adv...
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