Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Come on…

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

I mean, come on.

Locusts? From Somalia? I guess that validates the old axiom, that when it rains, it pours upon your country biblically ironic plagues.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Collage of geopolitical symbols, featuring a close-up of a man's bald head, China's flag, a globe highlighting Taiwan, and circuit patterns.

The Present

Why the USSR and China fell behind the US in the Chip Cold War

Both nations made missteps, but China still has a chance to make up lost ground.

High Culture

A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic dispels common myths about Dutch Golden Age art

You’ve certainly seen the paintings — but they don’t depict what you think they do. Benjamin Moser discusses with Big Think.

The Past

Ancient technology that was centuries ahead of its time

These astounding inventions show that civilizations of the past were a lot more advanced than we might have thought.

A group of people collaboratively envisioning the future of work on a piece of paper.

Business

“Future of work” skills can be found — if you know where to look

To thrive in a rapidly changing future, we will need adaptable and diverse skill sets. Here’s where to look.

A woman is break the mold posing next to a styrofoam truck.

Business

Good leaders break the mold. Great leaders constantly remake it

How Stacy Madison — founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips and BeBOLD Foods — discovered that reinvention is not a one-off deal but an ongoing process.

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