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The increasing need for interactive, seamless advertising online may put journalistic integrity at risk, says Jeffrey Zeldman.
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In the past, people kept their expertise to themselves. Now they are sharing it very generously.
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Jeffrey Zeldman was a blogger back when blogging was still just another form of “independent publishing.”
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The internet, like every other industry, needs clear standards for excellence. Here Zeldman chronicles his latest attempt to establish these benchmarks.
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Professor Carl Hart says wide-scale marijuana legalization is a thorny issue, but he thinks we need to continue investigating the drug’s therapeutic potential.
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Carl Hart on America’s public policy paradoxes.
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The professor says alcohol is the most prevalent drug in America followed by tobacco and marijuana.
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The professor talks about the conditions needed for a society to turn to hardcore use and if the recession might inspire an upswing.
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The professor cites the myths and inaccuracies about drugs on TV and in film.
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The professor briefs us on his research at Columbia and describes why his project is important.
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Invoking chocolate, the professor talks about the right way and the wrong way to define a drug addiction.
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Dr. Heizo Takenaka describes the policy changes needed for global economic recovery.
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Dambisa Moyo on why African success goes unreported
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Moyo argues that any political restructuring is moot until there is a program of sustainable growth.
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While small-scale aid and charities are doing important work in Africa, they are not able to provide the jobs that are necessary for long-term growth.
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Dambisa Moyo on how the U.S. makes bad leaders worse
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Dambisa Moyo discusses the impact of reducing African aid budgets.
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Dambisa Moyo on how aid is killing Africa.
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“Aid disenfranchises Africans…[they] cannot hold their governments accountable,” says author Dambisa Moyo.
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A conversation with Dambisa Moyo, former Goldman Sachs economist and author of Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa
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Governments across the world are growing and changing like never before. The question now is how companies can learn to navigate new regulations and capitalize on new opportunities. From bailouts […]
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Today’s leading business and economic minds offer experience-based strategies for finding success in perilous times. From cost-cutting, to innovation, to business psychology, Big Think experts have global solutions to the […]
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Exponential changes to technology have always presented opportunities and risks. Today’s businesses need the best ideas for how to leverage technology to compete and grow. Big Think technology experts share […]
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Dan Ariely on why it’s so difficult to be rational.
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The philosopher Peter Singer discusses the dilemma of seeking a life without pain.
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The philosopher discusses his controversial ideas about handicapped children.
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Peter Singer tackles poverty and the environment.
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The philosopher Peter Singer discusses morality and enlightened self-interest.
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Peter Singer on modern utilitarianism.
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The philosopher discusses how understanding selfishness can help us fashion a better society.
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