Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

It Was the Small States and Caucuses, Stupid!

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

So how did Barack Obama beat improbable odds to capture the Democratic nomination? A team of reporters at the Washington Post has the best account I’ve seen on Obama’s ingenious state and delegate strategy.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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Business

4 key principles for business leadership in the fledgling 2020s

What worked before won’t necessarily work this time — and the best leaders will adapt.

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Life

How some plants became carnivorous predators

Carnivorous plants fascinate as much now as when their gruesome diet was first discovered.

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Health

Why the first rule of cycling club is “shave your legs”

Don’t argue with science. Just do it.

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The Present

A study on “honesty pledges” became famous. Its data was fake

Big Think covered the 2012 study shortly after it was published. We are now correcting the record.

The Present

5 types of cyberattacks target everything from food to pipelines to democracy

Cyberattacks are growing in number and sophistication.

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