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Category: bigthink

Friday Video: Malcolm Gladwell: Why Do We Fall For Lies?
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Friday Video: Malcolm Gladwell: Why Do We Fall For Lies?

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by Michael Sauers

“In this intense, far-ranging conversation with Matthew d’Ancona, Malcolm Gladwell takes you on a tour of the darker side of human nature, where strangers are…

But it wasn’t a renaissance.
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But it wasn’t a renaissance.

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Michael Sauers

Built to enhance our essential interrelatedness, our digital networks could have changed everything. And the internet fostered a revolution, indeed. But it wasn’t a renaissance.…

Media & Memes
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Media & Memes

Posted on January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 by Michael Sauers

The problem is, the ends don’t always justify the memes. Douglas Rushkoff, Team Human

Friday Video: Douglas Rushkoff on How to be “Team Human” in the Digital Future
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Friday Video: Douglas Rushkoff on How to be “Team Human” in the Digital Future

Posted on December 21, 2018December 20, 2018 by Michael Sauers

Humans are no longer valued for our creativity, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff — in a world dominated by digital technology, we’re now just valued…

Friday Video: Millennials — why are they the worst? | Kelly Williams Brown
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Friday Video: Millennials — why are they the worst? | Kelly Williams Brown

Posted on December 14, 2018December 12, 2018 by Michael Sauers

Kelly is a writer, blogger, reporter, and agency creative living in Portland. She is the author of the bestselling “Adulting: How to Become A Grown-Up…

How the First Wakandacon Escaped the Fan Convention Curse by Devon Maloney
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How the First Wakandacon Escaped the Fan Convention Curse by Devon Maloney

Posted on August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 by Michael Sauers

“I’m a planner, and my dream, my whole life, has been to buy a house,” says Dave Barthwell while standing at a podium in front…

A list of 25 Principles of Adult Behavior by John Perry Barlow
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A list of 25 Principles of Adult Behavior by John Perry Barlow

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Michael Sauers

Be patient. No matter what. Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, never blame. Say nothing behind another’s back you’d be unwilling to say, in exactly the same…

Friday Video: Nine Hours of Frank Zappa Interviews
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Friday Video: Nine Hours of Frank Zappa Interviews

Posted on September 22, 2017September 20, 2017 by Michael Sauers
Friday Video: Susan Cain, “Quiet”
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Friday Video: Susan Cain, “Quiet”

Posted on March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 by Michael Sauers
Henry Rollins: White America Couldn’t Handle What Black America Deals With Every Day
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Henry Rollins: White America Couldn’t Handle What Black America Deals With Every Day

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Michael Sauers

If white America experienced a fraction of what black America deals with regarding law enforcement, incarceration, the court system, employment and countless other facts of…

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