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Peter Diamandis: Here’s How You’ll Buy Clothes in the Future

Peter Diamandis talks virtual reality as a major emerging technology in today's featured Big Think interview. In his new book Bold (co-authored with fellow Big Think expert Steven Kotler), Diamandis…

Richard Branson Attributes Some of His Most Successful Companies to the Art of Note Taking

The note-taking connoisseur attributes some of his most successful companies to the simple act of jotting down a random, yet meaningful, moment that would have…

LaHood: America’s Infrastructure Crisis Is ‘Worse Than You Think’

Former Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) believes that it’s up to the country’s lawmakers to create legislation that will fund a complete overhaul of the nation’s…

Vulcan Materials Adds former US Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to Board

Vulcan Materials Company has added two new members to its board of directors: a former Secretary of Labor and the CEO of one of the largest…

100 Most Influential African-American Republicans

Congressman Allen West, voted #12 among the top 100 most influential African-American republicans.

Lured by ISIS: Families plead for schoolgirls’ safe return

What President Obama and “President Fallon” Know About Social Media That the Rest of Us Need to Learn

By: Don Kay (Vanity Fair) - ...The talk began immediately after Bush’s tweet-up ended and was moderated by Vanity Fair West Coast executive editorKrista Smith, who welcomed…

Obama Must Confront the Threat of Radical Islam

Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes about how ISIS is recruiting young Muslims from around the globe to jihad, and the White House apparently doesn't understand why. 

10 Mind-Altering Business Books from 2014

(Huffington Post) - As founder of ad agency StrawberryFrog, I read a lot of business books to try to keep up with the newest thinking…

Ben Parr Ranked #54 of Top-100 Social Media Power Influencers in 2015

This marks the third year that StatSocial and Haydn Shaughnessy publish a list of Twitter users most influential in the realm of social media—that is,…

Looking For Economic Growth In All The Wrong Places

By Harry Broadman (Forbes) - Most mainstream US and European media stories on the future prospects of the global economy dwell on the fortunes of either…

The Power of Teams: From Everest to the Pinnacle of Business Success

By: Susan Ershler (Thought Leaders, LLC) - In 2002, while relaxing at Everest Base Camp, I fell into conversation with Dan, a fellow climber about to…