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Big Think

Big Think is a multimedia web portal founded in 2007 by former Charlie Rose show producers Peter Hopkins and Victoria R. Montgomery-Brown. 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.

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Article summary

Big Think is a multimedia web portal founded in 2007 by former Charlie Rose show producers Peter Hopkins and Victoria R. Montgomery-Brown. 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.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376087283

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.