Videos (264)

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  David Small on NBA Nomination: "I'm Overwhelmed

  published 35 days ago

  6:44 | 1 view

  “Stitches” was only the second graphic novel ever to be nominated for a National Book Award. Author David Small discussed what the honor meant to him and why his dark memoir was NOT miscategorized. http://bigthink.com/davidsmall

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  Why Roth Is Wrong About the Novel

  published 41 days ago

  3:26 | 1 view

  Philip Roth believes books will soon be dead. Paul Auster respectfully—and strenuously—disagrees. http://bigthink.com/paulauster

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  Making People Think They Enjoy Sex

  published 42 days ago

  3:15 | 6 views

  Striving for titillation may be fun, but for Jonathan Ames the true aim of writing about the act is somewhat cathartic--if only he could reach all of those needy souls posting odd desires on Craigslist. http://bigthink.com/jonathanames

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  The Precarious Fate of Barack Obama

  published 45 days ago

  3:59 | 2 views

  The president faces a choice, Cornell West says. He can be a masterful, Machiavellian politician like Bill Clinton or a great transformative leader like Abraham Lincoln. http://bigthink.com/cornelwest

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  John Irving’s Twenty Year Sentence

  published 49 days ago

  3:31 | No views

  For even our best writers, penning that final sentence can be a difficult and tortuous affair. For John Irving, who never begins a novel without knowing its concluding words, this sentence took two decades http://bigthink.com/johnirving

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  Russell Simmons on the Death of Hip-Hop

  published 51 days ago

  1:43 | 5 views

  Between Jay-Z, LL Cool J and Ice-T, no signs point downwards. http://bigthink.com/russellsimmons

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  How Free Would Work

  published 56 days ago

  7:21 | No views

  In the digital world, there’s disconnect between the price of production and the final price of the product. What does this mean for business? Wired editor-in-chief, Chris Anderson, explains. http://bigthink.com/chrisanderson

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  When Genomes and iPhones Meet

  published 56 days ago

  3:47 | No views

  Though Dawkins has earned fame for explicating the human past, what currently excites him most in science is the prospect of a future where accessing one’s genetic information is as easy as phoninh a friend. http://bigthink.com/richarddawkins

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  Women and Gays in Combat: A Soldier Sounds Off

  published 56 days ago

  4:01 | 9 views

  Jason Christopher Hartley believes homosexuals belong in the infantry—and women don’t. http://bigthink.com/jasonchristopherhartley

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  The Calculus of Carnage

  published 57 days ago

  2:10 | 1 view

  An Iraq veteran reflects on the disturbing ratio of enemies to innocents killed in combat. http://bigthink.com/jasonchristopherhartley