12. George Takei (Actor + Activist) – Ego/Focus/Xenophobia
Is attention an endangered species? How do you collaborate with someone who hates you? Is xenophobia a natural side effect of religion? In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host ...
5 Sep 201529min
11. Tina Roth Eisenberg (AKA @swissmiss) – Culture Theory/Color Theory
How do colors affect us psychologically? Will a less hierarchical, more collaborative society lead inevitably to robot wars? In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host Jason Gots ...
29 Aug 201523min
10. Mark Epstein (Buddhist Psychotherapist) – Nature/Nurture/Neither
Will nanobots someday deposit Shakespeare directly into our brains? If we paid politicians tons of money would they do a better job? Does epigenetics solve the nature/nurture debate? In this week's ep...
22 Aug 201531min
9. Henry Rollins (Artist), pt. II – American Trauma/The Word "Genius"
Can anything cure what ails America? What's a "genius", exactly? In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, we air part two of our conversation with legendary hardcore musician and spo...
15 Aug 201524min
8. Maria Konnikova (Author) – Mindset/Creativity/Suburban B-Boyz
Can "positive thinking" keep you physically and mentally young? Do schools kill creativity? Should white boys ever rap or breakdance? In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host Ja...
8 Aug 201522min
7. Baratunde Thurston (Comedian, Cultural Critic) – Stupidity Scaled/Robot Rights/Brand You
At what point do sex robots become sex slaves? How are bandwidth and storage capacity changing our lives? Can you have a "personal brand" and "be yourself" at the same time? In this week's episode of ...
1 Aug 201526min
6. Brian Greene (Theoretical Physicist) – Student for Sale
Can anyone afford college anymore? Would it help if we sold stock in students? Would Young Einstein have been a popular commodity? In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host Jason...
24 Juli 201515min
5. Clint Smith (Poet, Educator) – Genetics/Racism/Harvard
Will our brainpower soon be exponentially enhanced by technology? Or will the world turn into a Terminator movie? Can genetics overcome its early history of racism? In this week's episode of Big Think...
18 Juli 201521min
