Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Big Think

Big Think is one of the new media. Experimental. Different mix. No earlier models. Micro Talks. No props - person talking on white background - nonmoving close camera. Short - only 3 or 4 minutes. Riveting. Stopper ideas. Thinkers. Curiousers. Active about 2 years. Fairly large archive now.

Here is a celebration of the 10 most popular videos on their site last year. This is definitely not youtube.

"This years top videos included a rant about the distractions that are limiting workplace productivity, an evolutionary biologist's take on the problems inherent in modern dating, and a suggestion by Stephen Hawking that we must abandon the planet."

And here's another tidbit spotted on BigThink, Karen Armstrong "How to Die Well".