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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT Big Think: Mary Roach on better sex Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/29/bt_roach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/29/bt_roach/index.html?source=rss The author discusses the latest in sex research and offers advice on how to have a healthier sex life Big Think: Clay Shirky on shifts in social media Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/22/bt_shirky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/22/bt_shirky/index.html?source=rss The author and new media expert on emotion in the media landscape and why people start using new tools Big Think: Elizabeth Gilbert on creativity Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/15/bt_gilbert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/15/bt_gilbert/index.html?source=rss The author of "Eat, Pray, Love" on charting our own mythologies and being a woman in the current era. Big Think: Philanthropy expert on effective giving Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/01/bt_rosqueta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/01/bt_rosqueta/index.html?source=rss Katherina Rosqueta on "high-impact philanthropy" and the success of micro-lending. Big Think: Ziggy Marley on love and music Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/18/bt_marley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/18/bt_marley/index.html?source=rss The reggae artist says that in order for music to matter it has to keep its soul. Big Think: Ray Kurzweil on simulating the human brain Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/11/bt_kurzweil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/11/bt_kurzweil/index.html?source=rss The futurist says we will soon have technology capable of re-creating the subtlety and suppleness of the brain. Should we be worried? Big Think: Lidia Bastianich on what makes a great chef Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/04/bt_bastianich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/04/bt_bastianich/index.html?source=rss "Tutti a tavola a mangiare!" The Italian-American chef on the cultural history of food and how sharing pasta could lead to a more peaceful world. Big Think: Psychologist Carl Hart on drug abuse and policies Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/04/27/bt_hart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/04/27/bt_hart/index.html?source=rss The Columbia professor discusses some of the myths of drug use -- such as the notion that one hit will make you addicted for life. Big Think: Peter Singer on the ethics of wealth Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/04/20/bt_singer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/04/20/bt_singer/index.html?source=rss The philosopher discusses the importance of looking beyond our borders and living morally. Big Think: "Governments develop a lazy muscle" Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/04/13/bt_moyo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/04/13/bt_moyo/index.html?source=rss Author Dambisa Moyo discusses how "free" aid to Africa can lead to corruption and dependency. Big Think: "They created risks" Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/04/06/bt_stiglitz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/04/06/bt_stiglitz/index.html?source=rss Columbia University economist Joseph Stiglitz discusses the financial system, its connections to the war in Iraq, and paying the price for bad decisions. Big Think: "Directing is a mysterious process" Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/30/bt_miller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/30/bt_miller/index.html?source=rss Author and filmmaker Rebecca Miller discusses creativity and finding a voice. Big Think: What is consciousness? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/23/bt_dennett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/23/bt_dennett/index.html?source=rss Philosopher Daniel Dennett discusses the human brain, meditation and how people are like robots. Carol Gilligan: "I never compared men and women" Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/16/bt_gilligan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/16/bt_gilligan/index.html?source=rss The psychologist and author discusses what has -- and hasn't -- changed since the publication of "In a Different Voice." Big Think: Conversation with Elizabeth Alexander Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/09/bt_alexander/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/09/bt_alexander/index.html?source=rss The poet on good writing and the language of racism. Big Think: Business lessons from Christie Hefner Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/02/bt_hefner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/02/bt_hefner/index.html?source=rss The former chairwoman and CEO of Playboy discusses brainstorming, branding and what she learned from her father, Hugh. Big Think: Jordan's Queen Noor on inspiration through service Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/23/bt_noor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/23/bt_noor/index.html?source=rss How the Peace Corps motivated the American-born Noor, and how similar programs can restore relationships at home and abroad. Big Think: Chuck Close on making art during a recession Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/16/bt_close/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/16/bt_close/index.html?source=rss The photo-realist painter discusses whether a bad economy breeds creativity, and ways that President Obama should help the arts. Big Think: Van Jones rides the green wave Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/09/bt_vanjones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/09/bt_vanjones/index.html?source=rss The Green For All founder discusses ways to create jobs while cleaning up the environment. Big Think: The curtain comes down and everything hurts Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/02/bt_wheeldon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/02/bt_wheeldon/index.html?source=rss Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon on how a ballet with chickens made him want to dance, and the future of pointe. Big Think: Conversation with GLAAD's president Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/26/bt_giuliano/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/26/bt_giuliano/index.html?source=rss Neil Giuliano on the misuse of "deeply held religious beliefs" and living openly. Big Think: "I was frightened at my own ignorance" Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/19/bt_kirshner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/19/bt_kirshner/index.html?source=rss Activist and "L Word" actor Mia Kirshner on engaging with the world and giving something back. Big Think: Branding and the social web Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/12/bt_rollins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/12/bt_rollins/index.html?source=rss Innovation consultant Nita Rollins on the changing relationship between the brand and the consumer. Big Think: "It's the creative process that's so tremendous" Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/05/bt_sabeti/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/05/bt_sabeti/index.html?source=rss Dr. Pardis Sabeti on enjoying the creative process behind science and learning to love the failures and the successes. Big Think: Is there an objective reality? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2008/12/22/bt_ariely/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2008/12/22/bt_ariely/index.html?source=rss Professor of economics at MIT Dan Ariely on how expectation affects perception and why you shouldn't go grocery shopping on an empty stomach.