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Big Think is a multimedia web portal founded in 2007 by Victoria Brown and Peter Hopkins. The site publishes interviews and round table discussions with experts from a wide range of fields. Victoria Brown is the acting CEO and Peter Hopkins is the acting president of the company.
In 2008, they launched with only video content. The materials involve short clips but with enough content so that they foster thinking, learning, and debate.
In 2009, they branched into and written content. Their first notable blogger was Michio Kaku. Other personalities include Angelina Jolie, who joined a panel of experts in a discourse over displaced children in Iraq, and Esther Dyson who talked about the opportunities from space exploration.
In 2012, Big Think started Streaming media and providing individual and companies with "real-time interaction with notable guests". The platform also serves as a resource for educators and researchers, facilitating online learning. As of March 2012, the Big Think YouTube channel passed 20 million views, and the video archive of the website included more than 12,000 clips from more than 2000 of its designated experts.
Big Think has created video series on "Courageous Collaborations", "Academic Freedom" and "Education Innovation".
Big Think spun out other sites: Big Think Edge for Business and Floating University for Higher Education.
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